South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol slammed for calling Iran the ‘enemy and biggest threat’ to UAE
- The South Korean leader is again in hot water for a gaffe that critics say could send the wrong message that the nation sees Iran as a potential enemy
- Iran has slammed Yoon’s remarks as ‘interventionist’ and ‘invalid’, and demanded an explanation from Seoul
“The security of the UAE, which is our brother nation, is our security,” Yoon told the troops. “The UAE’s enemy and biggest threat is Iran, while our enemy is North Korea … We are in a very similar position to the UAE.”
Iran slammed Yoon’s remarks as “interventionist” and “invalid”, and demanded an explanation from Seoul.
Nasser Kan’ani, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, said Yoon’s comments “reveal his complete unawareness of the historical and cordial relations between Iran and the Persian Gulf littoral countries, including the UAE”.
They also reflected Yoon’s poor knowledge of “high-speed and positive developments in this regard”, he added.
“The Foreign Ministry is diligently pursuing the recent positions of this country, especially the remarks made by its president, on the relations between Iran and the UAE, which totally lack diplomatic validity,” the spokesman said, according to Iran’s Press TV.