Tehran's Foreign Ministry urges UAE to release detained anglers, lift seizure of boat and deliver bodies of those killed; Abu Dhabi says Iranians had illegally entered its waters

While critics in Jerusalem warn against leveraging its 'qualitative military edge' in volatile region, Abu Dhabi insists F35s, drones necessary in fight against common enemy Iran

Tehran summons UAE envoy in protest; Monday incident in Gulf comes as tensions between nations erupt, following Abu Dhabi's normalization pact with Israel

Tehran accuses Jamshid Sharmahd, 65, a member of an exiled militant group, of planning 2008 attack on mosque that killed 14 people and wounded over 200

The emirates have an energy-hungry population, but there are concerns over the safety of the facility combined with worries over vulnerability of energy infrastructure in region

Etihad Airways flies 16 tons of aid for Palestinians via Tel Aviv, but Khamenei says Gulf states 'betray Palestine by supporting Israel;' calls for armed uprising in West Bank

Secret meeting was part of Emirati effort to cool regional tensions amid escalating Middle East violence, alarmed American officials, according to NY Times report

US's Gulf allies appear caught off guard by airstrike, and now want to ensure an escalation doesn't drag them further into cross-hairs of tensions between Washington, Tehran

'Shana Tovah,' tweets Emirati FM Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan; Iranian ministry spokesman wishes a 'Happy New Year to our Jewish compatriots'

In six-year first, regional rivals meet in effort to boost security cooperation, amid a spike in tensions in the Persian Gulf