General view of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Mecca — General view of the GCC summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 30, 2019. Picture taken May 30, 2019. REUTERS./

[Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Condemns Iran’s ‘Threats’ to UAE

August 16, 2020

DUBAI, Aug 17 (Reuters) – The secretary-general of the six-member [Persian]Gulf Cooperation Council on Sunday condemned “threats” by Iran‘s president and other Iranian officials towards the United Arab Emirates over its agreement with Israel to normalise relations, the GCC said in a statement.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday the UAE has made a “huge mistake” in reaching the deal with Israel, condemning what he called a betrayal by the [Persian] Gulf state.

(Reporting by Yousef Saba; Editing by Peter Cooney)