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The UAE Has Been Secretly Carrying Out Attacks on Iran
(Wall Street Journal) Summer Said - The United Arab Emirates has carried out military strikes on Iran, people familiar with the matter said. Its military is well-equipped with Western-made jet fighters and surveillance networks. The strikes, which the UAE hasn't publicly acknowledged, have included an attack on a refinery on Iran's Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf in early April. Iran launched a barrage of missile and drone strikes against the UAE and Kuwait at the time in response. The U.S. quietly welcomed the participation of the UAE and any other Gulf states that want to join in the fight, one source said. Iran has focused much of its fire on the UAE, targeting it with more than 2,800 missiles and drones - far more than any other country, including Israel. The attacks prompted a fundamental shift in the country's strategic outlook. U.S. Air Force Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Dave Deptula said, "If you have that capable of an air force, why would you sit back and absorb attacks from Iran without responding?"