{"id":29978,"date":"2026-09-28T23:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29978"},"modified":"2026-09-28T23:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T23:03:57","slug":"uae-confirms-netanyahus-secret-visit-says-talks-focused-on-iran-bilateral-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29978","title":{"rendered":"UAE confirms Netanyahu\u2019s secret visit, says talks focused on Iran, bilateral ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134553041,imgsize-115658,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg\" alt=\"UAE confirms Netanyahu\u2019s secret visit, says talks focused on Iran, bilateral ties\" title=\"Abu Dhabi confirms Netanyahu visit\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Abu Dhabi confirms Netanyahu visit\">Abu Dhabi confirms Netanyahu visit<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The United Arab Emirates on Monday confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gulf country on Sunday, saying his meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan focused on bilateral relations.<!-- --> Israeli officials, meanwhile, said the talks also focused on Iran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The UAE\u2019s state news agency WAM reported that Sheikh Mohamed and Netanyahu discussed bilateral relations during the visit. It was the first official confirmation from Abu Dhabi of Netanyahu\u2019s trip.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Netanyahu\u2019s office said the prime minister had travelled to the UAE at the invitation of Sheikh Mohamed. The visit \u201cfocused on strengthening relations between the two countries and on regional challenges\u201d, his office said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Three senior Israeli officials told Reuters that the meeting lasted six hours and focused on Iran, according to the report. Earlier accounts had described the meeting as lasting about an hour.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The visit was first reported by Israel\u2019s Channel 12 television station. Two people briefed on the trip confirmed that Netanyahu met Sheikh Mohamed on Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>One person familiar with the meeting told news agency AP that Netanyahu asked the Emirati president to deny a recent report in Haaretz alleging that Sheikh Mohamed had warned Israel about a looming Hamas attack shortly before the October 7, 2023, assault. Netanyahu\u2019s office had previously denied the Haaretz report.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The UAE had earlier denied a meeting between the two leaders after Netanyahu\u2019s office said in May that he had \u201csecretly visited\u201d the country. A source familiar with that meeting said at the time that Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohamed met in Al-Ain on March 26.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Late Monday, the UAE said the latest meeting covered bilateral relations \u201cand ways to strengthen and develop them\u201d. <!-- -->Netanyahu\u2019s office said it focused \u201csolely on strengthening relations\u201d and denied that he asked Sheikh Mohamed to address the Haaretz report.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Netanyahu\u2019s office also said the Shin Bet had filed a complaint against Channel 12, alleging a violation of censorship rules over its report before Netanyahu returned to Israel. The latest visit is expected to keep Iran and regional security high on the agenda of UAE-Israel engagement.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/uae-confirms-netanyahus-secret-visit-says-talks-focused-on-iran-bilateral-ties\/articleshow\/134553026.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abu Dhabi confirms Netanyahu visit The United Arab Emirates on Monday confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gulf country on Sunday, saying his meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan focused on bilateral relations. Israeli officials, meanwhile, said the talks also focused on Iran.The UAE\u2019s state news agency WAM [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/netanyahus-secret-uae-meeting-confirmed-as-iran-dominates-six-hour-talks.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Abu Dhabi confirms Netanyahu visit The United Arab Emirates on Monday confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gulf country on Sunday, saying his meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan focused on bilateral relations. 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