Speaking in an interview with the Website of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Ali Abdi, referred to the UAE deployment of Israel’s first anti-aircraft systems known as “Barak” and reiterated: With the formalization of the UAE-Zionist regime relations, their cooperation will develop and deepen. Deployment of such systems in the UAE is also within the framework of a series of movements which have been raised in the past year with the so-called title “Arab NATO” and for the creation of regional integrated air defenses against Iran’s air power and the Resistance Axis.

He pointed to the Zionist regime’s attempt to sell its weapons to Arab countries in the region, saying: Recently, the Wall Street Journal had also reported that Democratic and Republican representatives of the U.S. Congress had introduced a bill for the “integration of Israel’s defensive defense and some Arab countries against Iran’s threats”, and it seems that they are trying to implement the plan. The plan would increase Israel’s arms sales and place the region for the deployment of its air defense systems, and on the other hand, would increase Israel’s political, military and security influence in the region.

Referring to the U.S.-Israel attempt to build a broad network of security and military cooperation with Arab countries, Abdi continued: Given the end of the ceasefire between Yemen’s Ansarollah and Saudi Arabia, and the possibility of a re-ignition of the war and a missile attack by the Yemeni armed forces, the UAE needs a large number of such systems; Yemenis have had successful attacks on the UAE and this is very damaging for the prestige of the UAE. They fear the Yemenis and this cannot be denied.

According to Abdi, the Israelis have invested heavily in the UAE in several areas, and this is also a major contract between Israel and the UAE. According to media reports, other anti-aircraft systems will be deployed in the UAE within the framework of the deal.

The expert on the Zionist regime affairs recalled that the Barack system was first produced in cooperation with India to be embedded on warships and it is not clear which version of it was given to the UAE, adding: Israel has announced that it has signed agreements to equip Bahrain and Maghreb with Barack advanced air defense systems, and in addition to building a drone factory in Maghreb, it is investigating the sale of advanced radar technology to the UAE, Bahrain and Maghreb.

Abdi continued: Given the issues raised regarding the reduction of U.S. commitments to the UAE, as well as the passivity shown in previous Yemeni attacks on the UAE, the country is now seeking to increase its security factor. This comes as Israel, under various pretexts, is increasing its number of officers at Dubai Airport and its security infiltration.

Referring to news on equipment of Saudi Arabia with the U.S. laser air defense system if Biden agrees, he noted: U.S.-Saudi relations are experiencing challenges, while Israeli-Saudi relations have not yet been formalized, and this is an obstacle to military cooperation between them.

In addition, the foundation of the UAE-Israel relations was initially military, and in the first decade of the 21st century, it began by equipping and modernizing the UAE F-16 fighters and later developed. Under such circumstances, the UAE has gained more possibility of exploiting Israeli and American military weapons than Saudi Arabia.

Recalling that 70 percent of the UAE’s population are immigrants and the government’s concerns over the pressure of public opinion are less than the Saudi government’s concerns, the analyst of the Zionist regime added: It was previously agreed that a senior Israeli naval officer would be present as an observer member of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, and that the discussion of training and equipping the Bahraini security force by Israel had also been officially announced. Therefore, Israel has expanded its security and military presence and influence in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, which could have irreparable consequences for the region.