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UAE coordinated attacks on Iran with Israel — reports
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
The United Arab Emirates has attacked Iran more than once since the US-Israeli campaign against Tehran began in February, Bloomberg reports.
The UAE carried out strikes before and after the April 8 ceasefire, says the US outlet, citing “people familiar with the matter.”
One of the strikes — a response to the April 5 Iran attack on the Emirati Borouge petrochemicals site — was “coordinated” with Israel, says Bloomberg.
According to one source, the two cooperated on Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars petrochemical complex the next day.
Throughout the war, cooperation between the two countries included the sharing of intelligence, detection and interception of Iranian missiles and drones, and selecting Iranian targets, said the sources.
The UAE was targeted by Tehran more than any other country, and has not acknowledged any offensive strikes, but has repeatedly stressed it right to defend itself.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that the UAE had carried out an attack on Iran’s Lavan Island.
Israel sent an Iron Dome battery and soldiers to operate it to the UAE, American officials said this week.
The Times of Israel Community.