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South Korea, Iran summon each other’s envoys over ‘enemy’ comment

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol, centre, during a welcome ceremony at the royal palace in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on January 15, 2023 [File: Karim Sahib/AFP]

South Korea and Iran have summoned each other’s ambassadors in a diplomatic dispute triggered by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol describing Tehran as the “enemy” of the United Arab Emirates and comparable to the threat posed by North Korea.

While visiting South Korean special forces stationed in Abu Dhabi on Monday, Yoon described the UAE as a “brother nation” of South Korea tied by growing economic and military cooperation.

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