
Iran's president meets Emirati crown prince in New Delhi as tensions persist with the United States and China.
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The United Arab Emirates suspended trade with Iran in August following tensions. American soldiers were killed in Jordan in July during Iranian strikes.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and Emirati Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke on Saturday in New Delhi on the sidelines of the summit of Brics leaders, the Iranian embassy in India announced on X, publishing a photo of the two leaders.
This meeting comes as the United Arab Emirates suspended their trade and financial exchanges with Tehran in August, in conflict with the United States since February, after being targeted by Iranian missiles. The Iranian embassy spoke incorrectly, for this meeting, of the “president” of the Emirates.
Donald Trump said Saturday that Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthis, who have seized a strategic crossing point between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, had asked the United States not to intervene.
“We had discussions. The Houthis called us” and “they don’t want us to go after them,” said the American president, during an exchange with the press during a visit to Ireland.
Chinese organizations provided Iran with satellite images of a base in Jordan before and after an attack that cost the lives of three American soldiers in July, reports the Wall Street Journal, in a context of tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Three soldiers were killed on July 17 in Iranian missile strikes against the Muwaffaq Salti air base in Jordan, where American forces are stationed. Anonymous US officials cited in the article published by the Wall Street Journal on Friday evening did not identify the Chinese entities involved and did not suggest that Beijing was directly responsible.
The issue was raised with Chinese officials, who asked for proof of the transfer of these satellite images and did not acknowledge that Chinese companies were involved in providing them to Tehran. The subject could return to the table during US President Donald Trump's reception at the White House of Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24.
Donald Trump has warned Chinese authorities against selling weapons to Iran, and in May Washington sanctioned three China-based satellite companies for facilitating Iranian military operations. China is one of Iran's main economic partners, purchasing much of its oil production, and also providing significant diplomatic support.
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