The UAE took a direct part in military action against Iran.
Open Claimed by Government of Iran on 15 May 2026.
The statement
At the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, Araghchi urged members to condemn the US-Israeli war as a breach of international law, said Iran would never bow to pressure, and said the UAE was directly involved in the aggression against Iran. BRICS ended without a joint statement.
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-15 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. The record holds a Wall Street Journal report, citing people familiar with the matter, that the UAE secretly struck Iran including the Lavan Island refinery (ev-20261027-1cfa, ev-20261027-5xc1); the UAE declined to comment. That is a single unaffiliated origin, so the record does not settle whether the UAE took a direct part. Next check on the ladder from 2026-05-15 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-c06a, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-c06a/