Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke with U.S.-ally, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, and called for U.S. troops to leave the Gulf. He said their departure, along with cooperation between Iran and the UAE, would lead to a peaceful Persian Gulf. The UAE shares similar concerns with Iran's Gulf Arab neighbors over Tehran's nuclear programme.

    The U.S. has a strong military presence in the Gulf. It's accused Iran of wanting to make nuclear weapons. But Iran continues to insist that it only wants to generate energy for peaceful purposes.

    (Source: cctv.com)