UAE backs Iranian-Gulf closeness

United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Rashed Bin Abdullah al-Nu'eimi has denied his country has any "reservation" over the "closer" Iranian relations with the Arab Gulf states, especially with Saudi Arabia. In a statement to the BBC on Tuesday al-Nu'eimi added that his country backs the establishment of good relations with Iran. He added that the UAE has good bilateral relations with Tehran despite the current dispute over three Gulf islands.