Sheikh Abdullah affirmed the UAE’s commitment to strengthening relations with the Biden administration CAIRO: The United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister affirmed his country’s commitment to working closely with the Biden administration to reduce regional tensions during a phone call with the United States’ special envoy for Iran, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Saturday. In the phone call with special envoy Rob Malley, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan affirmed “the UAE’s commitment to strengthening relations and working closely with the administration of US President Joe Biden to reduce regional tensions, (and) start a new dialogue,” WAM reported.