[61196] Regional tension: UAE's efforts for an attack against Iran and the refusal of Gulf states

Regional tension: UAE's efforts for an attack against Iran

According to a report by the Bloomberg news agency as published by Nitzan Shapira on Telegram, the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed, tried during the war to convince leaders in Gulf states — including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad — to carry out a joint attack against Iran. The report, which was also echoed by Asaf Rosenzweig, World News and News in Time, notes that the Gulf states refused the proposal and conveyed a message to Abu Dhabi that "this is not their war."

Sources close to the matter estimate that the refusal, which led to significant frustration in the UAE, may partially explain the country's recent political moves, including the rapprochement with Israel and the decision to withdraw from OPEC. The report reflects the deep strategic disagreement between Gulf members regarding the Iranian threat.

At the same time, ynet news reports that Iran has officially received the American refusal to its latest proposal, which indicates a continued stalemate in Tehran's dialogue channels with the West.

On the domestic front, ynet news reported this morning on a violent incident in the Ramallah area, where, according to Palestinian claims, settlers set fire to a mosque and sprayed racist graffiti. This channel usually adopts a journalistic approach that reports on events on the ground without explicit commentary, but remains diligent in covering the complex security reality in Judea and Samaria.