Yemen's Houthi rebels have become a growing threat to the security of the Gulf region, a US allegation that is long overdue. The Houthis have recently stepped up attacks against the Saudi-led coalition. As a result, the United States is sending military equipment to the United Arab Emirates as part of its defensive military policy. It has anti-missile destroyers and warplanes.
The Pentagon said in a statement on Wednesday that the deployed anti-missile destroyer USS Cole Bombing and a fifth-generation fighter jet would assist the UAE Navy. This will make the country more capable of dealing with the threat posed by Houthi rebels from Yemen. Be alert before the attack.
Earlier on Tuesday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke on the phone with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates. The U.S. embassy in Abu Dhabi said in a phone call that the two leaders would work together to counter the threat posed by pro-Iranian Houthis in the Middle East. US military equipment has since been deployed in the country.
The United Arab Emirates is one of the partners in the Saudi alliance in the ongoing fight against the Houthis in Yemen. The country was hit by a missile fired by Houthis last Monday. The United Arab Emirates has been hit by Houthi drones and missiles three times in a few weeks.
The United Arab Emirates has been hit by Houthi drones and missiles three times in a few weeks. On January 17, three foreign workers were killed in a drone and missile attack targeting Abu Dhabi airport and fuel oil installations. Israeli President Isaac Herzog was visiting Abu Dhabi during Monday's attack.
Meanwhile, a report by Al-Jazeera on Wednesday said that the United Arab Emirates has been receiving US aid for a long time as part of the Saudi alliance. Last year, however, the United States announced that Washington would refrain from providing military aid that could be used in "offensive" operations against the Houthis. Instead, the alliance's member states, including the United Arab Emirates, will be given military assistance in implementing a "defensive policy."
But US President Joe Biden told reporters last month that he was reconsidering the recognition of Houthis as "foreign terrorist organizations" after years of exile. At the time, global human rights groups said Biden's remarks would speed up humanitarian aid in war-torn Yemen, which has one of the worst humanitarian crises in history.
Analysts believe that the Biden administration's policy towards the Houthis is changing with the sending of military equipment to the UAE. The Pentagon said in a statement that the United States would continue to work with the United Arab Emirates, a longtime ally of the United States. Abu Dhabi has been given this message by deploying military equipment to deal with the Houthi threat.
Andrej Craig, a teacher at King's College London's School of Securities Studies, told Al Jazeera that the United States has no interest in renewed conflict in the Middle East, especially in Yemen. Rather than protecting the UAE from Houthi drone or missile attacks, Washington's main concern has been to secure its own resources in the region. That's why the Pentagon is deploying military equipment in Abu Dhabi in the name of assistance.
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