Although the United Arab Emirates publicly claims to be neutral in the conflict between the U.S.-Israel and Iran, its actions suggest it is becoming an active participant. Secret visits by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and intelligence chiefs, along with the deployment of an Israeli Iron Dome defense system on Emirati soil, have severely damaged Abu Dhabi’s credibility as a neutral party. At the center of the conflict is a long-standing territorial disagreement over three islands (Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb) that Iran seized in 1971. The UAE considers them occupied territory, and this unresolved issue is a major…

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