India, March 15 -- The United Arab Emirates' presidential advisor, Anwar Gargash, refuted Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi's accusations that the US used the UAE territory to attack Tehran's Kharg Island, calling it "a part of a confused policy that has misdirected its aim, lost its compass, and forsaken wisdom."

Gargash said in a post on X that the UAE has the right to defend itself against Iran's ongoing strikes, but chooses to exercise restraint.

"Following the brutal Iranian attack on the UAE, Mr Abbas Araghchi emerges to accuse the UAE of aggression against Iran, as part of a confused policy that has misdirected its aim, lost its compass, and forsaken wisdom. The UAE has the right to self-defence in the face of this terroris...