Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
UAE deputy prime minister and foreign minister; took Abbas Araghchi's call on 6 November 2026.
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan took a call from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on 6 November 2026, the week Iran's Hormuz blacklist, which names ADNOC vessels, reached 240 ships. Abu Dhabi published no readout.
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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been the UAE's foreign minister since 2006 and is also a deputy prime minister. He is a son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the country's founder, and signed the Abraham Accords for the UAE in 2020.
On 6 November 2026 he took a phone call from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the UAE Foreign Ministry said, without publishing a readout. Iran's negotiators were then passing messages to Washington through Qatar.
The same week, Iran's Hormuz permit agency took its non-compliance list to 240 ships, among them vessels of ADNOC, Abu Dhabi's state oil company.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 8 November 2026. Editorial standards.