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Shakeri said the same approach should apply to Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

“If we want to reach economic deals, we must keep up the [military] pressure because we have seen many times that the Emiratis, Qataris and Saudis promise investment in official meetings, but later it becomes clear that those promises were only meant to influence Iran’s behaviour,” he said.

He also argued that Iran should continue attacking US military bases in the region to strengthen its position in economic negotiations.

“The only way to make such agreements happen is to continue targeting American bases in the UAE to force them to leave the region and, at the same time, maintain pressure on the UAE,” he said.