article author: AFP Author: AFP ID: 1776251427572060600 Wed, 2026-04-15 11: 01 DUBAI: Senior UAE and Iranian officials held a call to discuss de-escalation on Wednesday, UAE state media reported, the first high-level call since ties deteriorated over the US-Iran war. UAE Vice President and Deputy Premier Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan “held a phone call with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran, during which they discussed regional developments and ways to de-escalate tensions in the region, ” according to a statement released by the WAM news agency. Main category: Middle-East Tags: War in Iran



