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Tête à tête - 'Iran has dragged us into this conflict,' top Emirati diplomat Anwar Gargash says

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 225 words · By Marc Perelman; Sophian Aubin
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What happened

'Iran has dragged us into this conflict,' top Emirati diplomat Anwar Gargash says To display this content from YouTube, you must enable

Why it matters

The stakes turn on whether readers accept that US President Donald Trump said he could either negotiate with or "obliterate" Iran. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: US President Donald Trump said he could either negotiate with or "obliterate" Iran.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “US President Donald Trump said he could either negotiate with or "obliterate" Iran”
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Multiple sources confirm Donald Trump used terms like 'obliterate' or 'annihilate' in reference to Iran, presenting it as an alternative to negotiating a deal.
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web search NEUTRAL — After US President Donald Trump said he could either negotiate with or "obliterate" Iran, Gargash warned that the "current situation of no war, no peace is not sustainable". Asked about the situation …
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tête-à-tête/20260925-ir…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Trump seemed to indicate that Iranian officials have been dragging out the war that the United States and Israel began almost seven months ago, in hopes of hurting Republicans, who are trying to r…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/world/americas/trump-anni…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump says he has given instructions to "obliterate" Iran if the country were to assassinate him. -- - He added that Iran is "too close" to developing nuclear weapons and signed a memorandum that seek…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAVF5uwVpaw
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Claim 2: “Algeria's decision to cut ties with the UAE”
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The claim is confirmed by both news reports (Cyprus Mail) and a specific Wikipedia entry on Algeria–United Arab Emirates relations, which states that formal diplomatic relations ceased on 10 September 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Politics of the United Arab Emirates take place in a framework of a federal presidential elective semi-constitutional monarchy (a federation of absolute monarchies). The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_Arab_Em…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 10 September 2026, Algeria and the United Arab Emirates do not have formal diplomatic relations. This friction stems from alleged Emirati support for the banned separatist MAK movement, a growin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria–United_Arab_Emirates_r…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Demographic features of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) include population density, vital statistics, immigration and emigration data, ethnicity, education levels, religions practiced, and languages sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Ara…
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Claim 3: “Anwar Gargash, senior diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said Iran "has dragged us into this conflict"”
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The claim is directly supported by multiple web search results, including a France 24 program and other reports, attributing the quote 'Iran has dragged us into this conflict' to Anwar Gargash.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (born 11 March 1961), also known as MBZ or MbZ, is an Emirati royal and politician who has served as the third president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At around 12:53 p.m. on 28 February 2026, following the coordinated 2026 United States–Israeli strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a multiday series of missile and drone airstrikes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_in_the_20…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anwar Mohammed Gargash (Arabic: أنور محمد قرقاش; born 28 March 1959) is an Emirati politician who served as the minister of state for foreign affairs between February 2008 and February 2021. Since Feb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_Gargash
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Claim 4: “the UAE's "official denial" of arming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries”
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Multiple independent sources (allAfrica, Global Conflict Tracker, The Media Line) confirm that while the UAE is accused of arming the RSF, Emirati officials have repeatedly and officially denied these allegations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are a Sudanese paramilitary force formerly operated by the Sudanese government. They originated as auxiliary force militias known as the Janjaweed used by the Sudanese g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between the two main factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government of Sudan led b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wad An Nora (Arabic: ود النورة) is a village in Al Jazirah State, central Sudan. During the Third Sudanese Civil War, Rapid Support Forces backed by UAE killed up to 200 inhabitants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wad_An_Nora
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Claim 5: “the UAE was "the target of 3,300 missiles and drones" fired by Iran”
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The specific figure of 3,300 missiles and drones is reported by TASS and corroborated by general reports of thousands of projectiles fired by Iran at the UAE and other Gulf nations during the 2026 conflict described in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and the United Arab Emirates previously maintained diplomatic missions, but the United Arab Emirates closed its embassy in Tehran on March 1, 2026, following a series of Iranian missile and drone…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_Arab_Emirates_rela…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The UAE Pro League (Arabic: دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), also known as the ADNOC Pro League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAE_Pro_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At around 12:53 p.m. on 28 February 2026, following the coordinated 2026 United States–Israeli strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a multiday series of missile and drone airstrikes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_in_the_20…
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