The Emirati government is backing US President Donald Trump's decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal, and called on the international community to support Trump's more hardline approach on Iran and "to respond positively to President Trump's position to rid the Middle East of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction," according to state news agency WAM. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation voiced its support for Trump's decision to make the Middle East a part of the world that is free from nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.