The United Arab Emirates did not send an official delegation or public condolences to the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to an NBC report. Instead, Abu Dhabi dispatched the Al Fursan aerobatic team to perform alongside the US Navy Blue Angels at celebrations marking 250 years of American independence.
The UAE's absence from the funeral of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and its simultaneous participation in US July 4 celebrations marks a clear diplomatic signal of the Gulf state's growing alignment with Washington and distance from Tehran, as reported by NBC.
No official Emirati delegation attended the funeral in Tehran, nor was a public condolence message issued. Instead, Abu Dhabi sent the Al Fursan aerobatic team to perform with the US Navy Blue Angels at the American independence day celebrations, underscoring the trajectory of UAE-US ties.
The report's single-source status leaves it unconfirmed through official channels. As The Zioneer has previously reported (Saturday July 4), the absence of Israeli officials from the funeral also drew criticism; the UAE's move mirrors that posture from a different regional perspective. The widening Gulf boycott of Khamenei's funeral — Dr. Edy Cohen assessed Sunday that half the Gulf states declined to send delegations — appears to include its most prominent US-aligned actor.
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