New Delhi, May 16 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strongly rejected allegations made by Iran accusing Abu Dhabi of being "directly involved" in aggression against Tehran during the recent conflict in West Asia, asserting that such claims and "malicious accusations" would neither undermine the country's "principled positions" nor influence its sovereign decision-making.

The remarks were made by UAE Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar during the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting here, where he reaffirmed the UAE's categorical rejection of what he described as Iranian allegations and attempts to justify attacks targeting the UAE and other countries in the region.

In an official statement issued by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Af...