Dubai’s police chief has warned that relations between Gulf Arab states and Western nations would suffer if a military strike is launched on Iran over its nuclear ambitions.
The region’s “leaders should tell American and the West that an attack would have negative consequences for our relations with you”, newswire AFP on Saturday quoted General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim as saying.
The chief also advocated that the Islamic Republic join the GCC to bolster its relations with its Gulf Arab neighbours, the newswire said.
“I wonder why Iran, a neighbouring and Muslim country, with which we are linked by solid relations, does not become a member of the GCC,” he said.
The six member states of the GCC - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman - are all close allies of the US.
The police chief’s comments come as Iran remains embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear programme.
The West suspects Iran is seeking to build a nuclear bomb, a charge Tehran denies. It says its nuclear programme aims to provide electricity for its power hungry economy.
The US has not taken the option of military force off the table and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner recently said the West should brace itself for possible war with Iran. Source
The region’s “leaders should tell American and the West that an attack would have negative consequences for our relations with you”, newswire AFP on Saturday quoted General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim as saying.
The chief also advocated that the Islamic Republic join the GCC to bolster its relations with its Gulf Arab neighbours, the newswire said.
“I wonder why Iran, a neighbouring and Muslim country, with which we are linked by solid relations, does not become a member of the GCC,” he said.
The six member states of the GCC - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman - are all close allies of the US.
The police chief’s comments come as Iran remains embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear programme.
The West suspects Iran is seeking to build a nuclear bomb, a charge Tehran denies. It says its nuclear programme aims to provide electricity for its power hungry economy.
The US has not taken the option of military force off the table and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner recently said the West should brace itself for possible war with Iran. Source
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