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JERUSALEM<\/strong> | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-U.S. war with Iran, his office said Wednesday. The UAE later denied any secret visit had occurred.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a gathering that \u201cresulted in a historic breakthrough in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates,\u201d according to the Israeli statement. The Gulf nation normalized relations with Israel in 2020.<\/p>\n

The UAE\u2019s official WAM news agency later posted an article denying \u201creports circulating\u201d about a Netanyahu visit. According to WAM, the country\u2019s relations with Israel \u201care public and conducted within the framework of the well-known and officially declared Abraham Accords, and are not based on non-transparent or unofficial arrangements.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Emirati report also denied any Israeli military delegation was received in the UAE.<\/p>\n

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Israel\u2019s announcement came a day after U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee revealed that Israel had sent Iron Dome air-defense weapons and personnel to operate them to the UAE.<\/p>\n

The UAE has faced Iranian missile and drone fire even after the ceasefire was reached last month. It has been trying to signal to nervous investors that it remains open for business and safe.<\/p>\n

Last week, WAM reported that Netanyahu was among the leaders who called the Emirati president to condemn Iranian attacks and express their solidarity with the Gulf federation.<\/p>\n

It was rare public acknowledgment of direct talks between the countries that normalized relations in the 2020 Abraham Accords and have strengthened their ties during the Iran war.<\/p>\n

Iran has criticized that agreement and has repeatedly suggested over the years that Israel maintained a military and intelligence presence in the Emirates.<\/p>\n

Israeli leaders have made occasional visits to the UAE in recent years after normalizing relations.<\/p>\n

Iran demands Kuwait release detainees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s foreign minister accused Kuwait of attempting to \u201csow discord\u201d by detaining four Iranians that the Gulf Arab country accuses of being Revolutionary Guard operatives.<\/p>\n

In a post Wednesday on X, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi demanded the Iranians\u2019 immediate release and said Iran reserved the right to respond.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis illegal act took place near an island used by the U.S. to attack Iran,\u201d Araghchi wrote.<\/p>\n

A day earlier, Kuwait said four men were detained and two escaped while trying to infiltrate Bubiyan Island in the northwest corner of the Persian Gulf on May 1.<\/p>\n

Bubiyan Island is home to Mubarak Al Kabeer Port, which is under construction as part of a Chinese plan to build infrastructure across the world. It also came under Iranian attack during the war.<\/p>\n

Iranian human rights lawyer released<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been released from prison more than a month after being detained, a rights group and her daughter said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Sotoudeh, who is known for defending activists, opposition politicians and women prosecuted for removing their headscarves, was detained by Iranian intelligence agents at her house in Tehran in April.<\/p>\n

Her release comes as U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in China for a long-anticipated visit that is expected to touch on the war in Iran.<\/p>\n

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which closely tracks developments in Iran, said that Sotoudeh was released on bail from Tehran\u2019s Evin Prison.<\/p>\n

Her daughter, Mehraveh Khandan, posted on social media that Sotoudeh was released on temporary custody. Iran\u2019s semiofficial ISNA news agency also reported Sotoudeh release.<\/p>\n

Sotoudeh has been imprisoned multiple times. Her activist husband, Reza Khandan, has been imprisoned in the same prison as his wife.<\/p>\n

Nobel Peace laureate needs long-term care<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doctors who examined Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi more than a week after she collapsed at a prison in Iran said she needs months of treatment, according to her foundation.<\/p>\n

Mohammadi, 53, was urgently transferred from prison to a hospital in northwestern Iran on May 1 after she fell unconscious. She was released on bail nearly 10 days later and transferred to a hospital in Tehran where her specialists examined her.<\/p>\n

The doctors said her vascular disease has worsened since she was last checked in 2024 and recommended eight months of treatment.<\/p>\n

She was awarded the Nobel in 2023 while in prison and has been jailed repeatedly throughout her career. Her latest imprisonment began in December when she was arrested in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad.<\/p>\n

Schreck reported from Dubai. Associated Press reporter John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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