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Dubai: Iran is in deliberate violation with a nuclear deal it reached with world powers, UAE foreign minister Abdullah Bin Zayed has said.

“Iran continues to develop and conduct more ballistic missile tests in a deliberate violation of the spirit of the nuclear agreement. Therefore, we support enhancing controls on Iran’s nuclear programme and continued assessment of the agreement and its provisions.”

Also, there has been no sign of change in its hostile behaviour in the region since the deal was reached two years ago, he pointed out.

He singled out Iran as the main instigator of crises in the region pointing to its army of terrorist groups like Al Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Iran-backed cells have also been discovered in Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait whose purpose is to destablise the host countries, he pointed out.

“Iran has not only committed blatant violations of the principles of sovereignty but also continues to exploit the crises in the Arab world to undermine regional security by inciting and fueling conflict. Iran must realise that peaceful co-existence based on respect for sovereignty in the region is the best basis for a harmonious relationship with the states of the Arabian Gulf,” he emphasised.

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