Overview
- Netanyahu’s office disclosed Wednesday it arranged a secret March 26 meeting with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed in Al-Ain, calling it a “historic breakthrough.”
- Hours later, the UAE’s foreign ministry used state outlet WAM to deny any such visit and said it did not receive an Israeli military delegation.
- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that Israel sent Iron Dome batteries and personnel to help the UAE intercept Iranian missiles and drones.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Mossad chief David Barnea visited the UAE at least twice to coordinate security and that the Emiratis carried out a strike on Iran’s Lavan Island refinery, which the UAE has not acknowledged.
- The disclosures signal deeper yet sensitive Israel–UAE security ties under the Abraham Accords after Iranian barrages hit Emirati energy sites and unsettled investors.