Iran demands compensation from UAE at UN over US strikes launched from Emirati territory

Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani sent a formal letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres demanding compensation from the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of allowing its territory to be used as a launching pad for US military strikes against Iran, according to Iran's state-adjacent Nournews agency. In the letter, Iravani stated that the UAE's decision constituted 'an internationally wrongful act that entailed state responsibility,' and that the UAE had an international obligation to provide 'reparation, including compensation for all material and moral damages incurred.' The move is a formal legal-diplomatic escalation, invoking principles of state responsibility under international law. The UAE has maintained a policy of officially denying that US forces use Emirati bases to launch strikes against Iran, while the US has consistently conducted operations from Al Dhafra Air Base near Abu Dhabi. The compensation demand is Iran's first formal legal challenge to UAE's role in the conflict and signals Tehran's intent to internationalize the legal dimension of the war.