Iran prepares ‘firm response’ to UAE over extensive role in US-Israeli war: Report

Iran is planning a decisive response against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its instrumental role in both the launch and continuation of the ongoing war against the country, according to a report.

Citing an intelligence source, Lebanese news website The Cradle reported on Thursday that decision-making circles in the Iranian capital are finalizing multiple intelligence reports aimed at ending what he described as "weeks of forbearance" toward the UAE.

According to the source, the reports detail extensive Emirati cooperation with the US military amid the ongoing war of aggression against the Islamic Republic.

The official stated that, beyond the known US military installations on Emirati soil, which he stressed have already been damaged in Iranian retaliatory strikes, Abu Dhabi has now placed several of its air bases at the disposal of US forces to conduct attacks against Iran.

The official also referred to Emirati involvement in regional destabilization tactics.

He cited analysts who believe the UAE acts as a proxy for the Israeli regime in the region, noting that the sheikhdom has been responsible for executing "false-flag" operations targeting Oman and other neighboring countries amid the ongoing war.

Furthermore, the intelligence official noted that the UAE is using advanced artificial intelligence infrastructure to assist Iran's adversaries in completing a "target bank" of locations within the Islamic Republic.

The warning comes amid heightened tensions regarding maritime security. The official said that Iranian private vessels, including traditional sailing boats (lenj), as well as Iranian coastal areas, have been targeted from within the UAE's territory.

"Given these actions," the official stated, "Iran's robust response is on the way."

Iranian officials have in recent days warned regional countries against facilitating the American-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic, vowing severe retaliation.

UAE has been a key actor in the Persian Gulf region to provide its bases and soil for the latest act of aggression that started on February 28 with the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and some top-ranking commanders, as well as hundreds of schoolchildren in southern Iran’s Minab.

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