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American media recently revealed the involvement of a Gulf state in secretly supporting the U.S. aggression on Yemen.
The New York Times reported last Thursday that a U.S. official, speaking exclusively to the paper, confirmed that the United Arab Emirates had provided logistical and advisory support to U.S. forces conducting airstrikes targeting Yemeni provinces under the control of the Sana’a government.
The report added that the senior U.S. official also confirmed the Pentagon had deployed two advanced air defense systems—Patriot and THAAD—to several Arab countries under the pretext of countering what was described as “Houthi (Ansar Allah) escalation.” This step highlights the depth of regional complicity with the U.S.-led military campaign that began in mid-March.
The leak coincided with stern warnings issued by the leader of the Houthis (Ansar Allah), Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, to Arab and neighboring African countries, cautioning against getting involved in supporting the American aggression. He explicitly warned of the dangers of allowing military bases to be used or providing any logistical or financial assistance to the United States in its military operations against Yemen.
It appears that the UAE is attempting to ignite dormant battlefronts inside Yemen—which have seen relative calm since the ceasefire took effect—in order to ease the pressure on Israel, which has been suffering from Houthi (Ansar Allah) strikes. This could involve mobilizing its loyal factions in the event of a strike from Sana’a, which has warned against such provocations.
These developments raise serious questions about the extent of secret security coordination between Washington and its regional allies, and the degree of complicity by some Arab regimes in paving the way for U.S. aggression—especially in light of the official Arab silence surrounding these scandals, which reveal the extent of American intrusion in the region.
