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NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - 2018/09/25: Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States, at the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) 2018 Iran Summit in New York City. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States, at the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) 2018 Iran Summit in New York City. — Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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The lead: Otaiba calls for de-escalation with Iran, doubtful on US-Iran diplomacy before November
 

In a wide-ranging interview for Al-Monitor’s On the Middle East podcast, Yousef Al-Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States, discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the UAE and the region; Iran; Israeli-Palestinian issues and more.

 

Background: Otaiba has served as the UAE Ambassador to the United States since 2008. In addition to his role as ambassador, he was promoted to the rank of minister in 2017.

 

Here are just a few highlights of his interview on dealing with COVID-19, Iran and Israeli-Palestinian issues:

 

On COVID-19:

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