Israel has deployed Iron Dome air defense batteries to the United Arab Emirates, confirming defense cooperation amidst ongoing regional tensions. This deployment thrusts the UAE into a more open acknowledgment of its defense ties with Israel.

For months, the United Arab Emirates had denied Iran’s accusations that it was in league with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or hosting his country’s military personnel. Then, US ambassador to Israel Mick Huckabee handed Tehran a propaganda gift and Abu Dhabi a diplomatic headache all in a single sentence. Israel sent Iron Dome air defence batteries to the UAE amid the ongoing war on Iran to help protect it from Iranian attacks, Huckabee confirmed at a conference in Tel Aviv on May...