Iran main threat to Gulf countries, says UAE adviser

An adviser to the United Arab Emirates has called for any settlement to the war in West Asia to include “clear guarantees” that Iranian attacks on its neighbours won't be repeated.

In a social media post, Anwar Gargash said the Iran government has become “the main threat” to the Persian Gulf security.

He called for compensation for attacking civilians and vital infrastructure.

Meanwhile, the UAE said its air defence systems are responding to more missile and drone attacks. The defence ministry said sounds heard across the country on Sunday were from interception efforts.

The UAE faced attacks from 16 missiles and 42 drones in the past 24 hours, according to the ministry. Meanwhile, mourners gathered on Sunday in Choueifat, south of Beirut, for the funerals of three journalists killed by an Israeli airstrike. Ali Shoeib, a correspondent with Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV, Fatima Ftouni, a reporter with the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV, and her brother Mohammed, a cameraman with the station, were killed in a strike on their car while covering the Israel-Hezbollah war in southern Lebanon.