DUBAI (Reuters) - The detention of nine Iranian teachers in the United Arab Emirates has prompted a diplomatic complaint from Tehran and criticism in Iranian media, in a show of strains between countries that are both trade partners and strategic rivals.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the UAE charge d'affaires in Tehran on Sunday to protest against the arrests of the nine, whom it said had been accused of having invalid visas. It noted that the school had been operating legally for several years and called on the UAE authorities to release the teachers.
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