UAE's deputy PM holds first call with Ghalibaf amid push to extend US-Iran ceasefire

The Emirati vice president and Iran’s parliament speaker talked de-escalation on the phone in the first such contact since the Iran war began.

Beatrice Farhat , Rosaleen Carroll

Apr 15, 2026

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The United Arab Emirates' deputy prime minister, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, held a phone conversation with Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on Wednesday in the first high-level contact between the two sides since the Iran war erupted.  

Ghalibaf is leading Iran’s negotiations with the United States. 

The two officials discussed the latest regional developments and ways to de-escalate tensions in the region, the state-run Emirati news agency said in a brief statement. Iran has not yet commented on the call.

UAE-Iran tensions

Tensions have escalated between Abu Dhabi and Tehran over the latter’s repeated attacks........

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