Iran Press/Iran News: “On Monday, an Emirati ship was seized by Iran’s border guards, and its crew was detained due to illegal traffic in our country’s waters,” the statement by the foreign ministry read.
“On the same day, UAE guards shot dead two Iranian fishermen and seized a boat,” it added.
The statement said Iran summoned the UAE charge d'affaires in Tehran on Thursday over the incident.
The UAE foreign ministry declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.
“The UAE authorities ... in a note on Wednesday, have expressed their deep regret over the incident and announced their readiness to compensate for all the damage caused,” Iran’s statement said.
Tensions have risen between the two oil-rich countries, which face each other across the Persian Gulf since last week’s agreement between the UAE and the Zionist regime of Israel to normalize ties, which has attracted widespread criticisms throughout the world and the region, especially from Palestine.
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