(Ha'aretz) Zvi Bar'el - The commander of the UAE Coast Guard, Gen. Mohammed Al-Ahbabi, signed a cooperation agreement on maritime security in the Gulf with Iranian Gen. Qassem Rezaei in Tehran last week. The UAE has also announced a "redeployment" of its forces in Yemen, where it is Riyadh's main partner in the war against the Houthis. Saudi Arabia has recently hinted that it is willing to negotiate with Iran. There are also reports that the U.S. is trying to forge its own diplomatic track with Tehran.
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