The UAE asked America to refrain from using its bases for fear of Iranian proxies.
There has been a growing tension between the United Arab Emiratis (UAE) and the US during the Biden administration. Recently, the UAE leadership seems to be more afraid of Iran and the terrorist state’s proxies than it is secure in the knowledge the US would defend the Gulf State. The UAE told the US Defense Department it could not launch American airstrikes on Yemen and Iraq from Al Dhafra air base located in Abu Dhabi without first notifying the Emirati government. UAE’s new regulation is evidence of a building resentment of President Biden’s policies.
Since President Biden took office, his policies toward the UAE and other Gulf states have been less than cordial. Early in the administration, Liberty Nation explained in a report that…
