Skip next section UAE foreign minister calls for end to Gaza war in meeting with Netanyahu
09/27/2025September 27, 2025
UAE foreign minister calls for end to Gaza war in meeting with Netanyahu
Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, where he urged an end to the .
The meeting was the first time Netanyahu met with a senior Arab official since as it targeted Hamas leaders.
Sheikh Abdullah reiterated the UAE’s “unwavering commitment to supporting all initiatives aimed at achieving a comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, in a way that fulfills the aspirations of both the Palestinian and Israeli peoples,” the UAE’s state news agency WAM reported.
A number of Western nations, including France, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia recognized a Palestinian state ahead of the UN General Assembly debate, in the hopes of pushing forward a two-state solution as Israel continues to expand its offensive in .
The decision has prompted a furious response from Israel, with Netanyahu using his UNGA speech to stress that Israel would not allow Palestinian statehood, saying it would be akin to committing “national suicide.”
The UAE and Israel have fostered closer ties in recent years after the former signed a US-brokered normalization agreement with Israel under the Abraham Accords in 2020.
The Accords paved the way for normalizing diplomatic relations with Israel but those ties have become strained with the ongoing toll on the Palestinian people from the war in Gaza
https://p.dw.com/p/519FF
Skip next section Iran summon envoy to Germany, France and UK with sanctions imminent
09/27/2025September 27, 2025
Iran summon envoy to Germany, France and UK with sanctions imminent
has recalled its ambassadors to , and the according to state media, as it braces for sanctions over the country’s nuclear program.
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency said the ambassadors were being summoned for consultations.
France, Germany and the UK triggered the so-called “snapback” sanctions in late August in a 30-day process after they assessed that Iran was not meeting its commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement.
Last-ditch talks between the three European countries and Tehran have failed to provide a breakthrough.
On Friday, the UN Security Council did not pass a resolution to delay the sanctions, pushed for by China and Russia. Only four countries supported the resolution.
“This council does not have the necessary assurance that there is a clear path to a swift diplomatic solution,” Britain’s envoy to the United Nations, Barbara Wood, said after the vote, adding that UN sanctions would be “reimposed this weekend,”
The sanctions are set to come back into force from 00:00 GMT (02:00 CEST) on Sunday, while European sanctions would return next week.
https://p.dw.com/p/519Ei
Skip next section Welcome to our coverage09/27/2025September 27, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
With sanctions set to be reimposed on as early as midnight on Sunday, we will be following the reactions to the decision, including Iran summoning its envoys from Germany, France and the UK.
We will also be monitoring the wider Middle East region, including the war in Gaza and also including Lebanon, where the Hezbollah militant group and political party marks the one-year anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah’s death.
In today’s blog you can stay tuned for the latest news, on-the-ground insights from our correspondents and multimedia content pertaining to the region.
https://p.dw.com/p/519Eq
The post Iran summons European envoys ahead of expected sanctions appeared first on Deutsche Welle.
