It seems that among several scenarios from the perspective of Iran and the UAE, growing relationships without returning to severe tensions is the most likely scenario.

In 2021-2024, relations improved slowly after the renewed conversation, the visit of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates to Iran in December 2021, the calls between the two side’s political officials for the resumption of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the visit of the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council to Abu Dhabi, in 2023, the establishment of ambassadors, the expansion of meetings between officials and ministers, the official invitation of the President of Iran to his Emirati counterpart to visit Tehran, the visit of the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament to the UAE, and the freedom of 10 Iranian citizens.

In addition to political and security issues, the reasons for the change in the UAE’s attitude towards Iran compared to 2016 to 2019 should also be sought in the economic conditions of this country and the change in approach.

In the past year, apart from numerous meetings of political and economic officials, the UAE and Iran held the 10th meeting of the joint consular committee of the two countries to promote and strengthen their overall cooperation in consular affairs.

In recent months, due to the formation of the new government in Iran, the process of developing relations between Iran and the UAE has continued. Apart from the congratulatory message of the President of the UAE on the occasion of the election of Masoud Pezeshkian and welcoming any thoughts and ideas for the development of relations between the two countries in all fields, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE met with the new President. In this meeting, Pezeshkian said that deepening and strengthening relations with neighbors is the main policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

From the point of view of Pezeshkian, the strengthening of relations between Tehran and Abu Dhabi should lead to real unity and cohesion between Islamic countries, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE announced that he is open to the development of relations with Iran at all levels.

Tehran recently emphasized on the continuation of the neighborhood policy as a priority in Iran’s foreign policy to solve regional problems based on interaction and cooperation with its neighbors.

For Tehran, the normalization of supporting relations is to distance the UAE from “Arab NATO” and alliance with Israel, reduce the US presence in the Middle........

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