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Israel sent Iron Dome aerial defence batteries and unit to run them successful the United Arab Emirates during the warfare with Iran, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026).
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"Can I accidental a connection of appreciation, heavy appreciation and admiration for the United Arab Emirates?" Mike Huckabee said during a league astatine Tel Aviv University.
"They were the archetypal Abraham Accords subordinate but look astatine the benefits that they person had arsenic a result. Israel conscionable sent them Iron Dome batteries and unit to assistance run them. How come? Because there's an bonzer narration betwixt the UAE and Israel based connected the Abraham Accords," helium said.
Iran targeted the UAE much than immoderate different state during the war, which was sparked by U.S.-Israeli strikes connected the Islamic republic astatine the extremity of February.
Despite a ceasefire that came into effect past month, the UAE has since reported aggregate rocket and drone attacks from Iran.
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is simply a apical U.S. state successful the portion and among the Arab nations with authoritative ties to Israel aft signing the Abraham Accords during U.S. President Donald Trump's archetypal word successful 2020.
