The United Arab Emirates' foreign minister met with Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, during a visit to London.
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who also serves as the UAE’s deputy prime minister, was photographed sitting with Farage on Friday.
The Emirati foreign affairs ministry said the pair discussed the "latest regional developments and the repercussions of the unprovoked Iranian terrorist attacks targeting the UAE", as well as strategic relations between the UAE and Britain.
Abdullah bin Zayed also met British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell during the visit.
The unusual decision to also meet Farage indicates that the Reform leader is being treated by the UAE as a prime minister-in-waiting.
