Iran FM denies UAE security official's visit to Tehran

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday denied that the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently visited Tehran, Tasnim news agency reported.

Zarif's remark came in response to a report by the London-based online news outlet Middle East Eye (MEE) on Sunday that Tahnoun bin Zayed, the UAE national security adviser and the crown prince's younger brother, visited Tehran on Oct. 11 on a secret mission seeking to defuse the Gulf conflicts.

"Such a report is not true," Zarif was quoted as saying.