UAE sets peace conditions: Iranian reparations for Gulf attacks plus non-repetition guarantees — Gargash

Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates, issued the first explicit Gulf state conditions for any political solution to the Iran war in a post on X. Gargash stated that solutions 'should include clear guarantees to prevent a repetition of the attacks' and that Iran must provide reparations for targeting Gulf vital facilities and civilians. He added: 'Iran deceived its neighbors about its intentions before the war and revealed premeditated aggression despite their sincere efforts to avoid it.' The statement is significant for several reasons: (1) UAE was directly struck by Iran's missiles and drones in earlier conflict days, including the EGA Al-Taweelah aluminium plant and Alba Bahrain; (2) UAE has maintained neutrality but now signals it requires concrete accountability from Iran; (3) The reparations demand directly conflicts with Iran's framing of the war as defensive retaliation; (4) This is the first time a Gulf state has publicly defined explicit conditions for a political resolution, complicating the Pakistan quadrilateral talks underway in Islamabad.