Spokesman dismisses report on halt in Iran-UAE trade

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast denied reports that Iran had suspended trade transactions with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). MNA had reported earlier Tuesday that Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines and Commerce Mehdi Ghzanfari ordered to stop all kinds of trade transactions with the UAE late Monday. Mehr said the decision was supposedly made due to the UAE's anti-Iran stances. "This is not true," Mehman-Parast said, referring to the reports. The spokesman said that Ghzanfari "has not had any interview in this regard." He confirmed that the website of Iran's m