Iran has rejected a United Arab Emirates’ claim that Tehran launched two ballistic missiles towards the country, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei warning regional states against making unfounded accusations and urging vigilance over a history of “false-flag operations” seeking to implicate blameless parties.
Remarking on Tuesday, the official categorically rejected that Iran had launched any projectiles towards the UAE, deploring such accusations.
He stressed that such conduct runs counter to the principle of good-neighborliness and undermines ongoing efforts to build trust among regional countries and prevent a further escalation of insecurity in the region.
The spokesman also called on regional parties to take into account the complexities created by the continued “malign actions” of the United States and the Israeli regime against regional peace and security.
In this context, Baghaei specifically referred to the history of multiple “false-flag operations” and urged regional countries to refrain from making unfounded accusations against the Islamic Republic.
Earlier in the day, the UAE defense ministry had alleged that its air defenses had “detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran towards the country.”
Also on Tuesday, a Press TV reporter revealed that reports claiming Iran launched missile attacks against the Emirates were unfounded.
The reporter sought to distinguish Tuesday’s missile allegations from Iran’s previously acknowledged retaliatory strikes targeting American military interests across the region in response to unprovoked aggression against the Islamic Republic.
According to the reporter, Iran’s conduct throughout the war has involved issuing statements and accepting responsibility whenever it would stage such reprisal.
Baghaei’s warning came one day after a drone attack targeted the office of Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned that attack in a post on X, writing, “Nothing justifies the reckless attack on PM Barzani’s office. Kurdish friends should be vigilant against false-flag ploys to sow discord between neighbors.”
He added, “We protected our Kurdish friends against [former Iraqi dictator] Saddam [Hussein] and [the] DAESH [Takfiri terror group], and we’re thankful for the security they’ve provided on our border.”
