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A strong US message to the #Iranians: Don't mess with #Bahrain and #UAE for making their normalization deal with #Israel. @USNavy Courtesy of the #ussnimitz and friends. 
2/ @USNavy & the #UAE. This is why the US patrols near Iran:
One of the Emirates is Fujairah, UAE's largest port on the east coast & a huge oil bunkering hubs for storage & loading of oil/fuel.
On May 12, 2019, 4 tankers at the port were sabotaged, holes blown in their hulls.
One of the Emirates is Fujairah, UAE's largest port on the east coast & a huge oil bunkering hubs for storage & loading of oil/fuel.
On May 12, 2019, 4 tankers at the port were sabotaged, holes blown in their hulls.
3/ This is why @USNavy is in Arabia Sea/Persian Gulf.
On Oct 1, 2016, the UAE's HSV-2 Swift was sailing near the Mab al Mandab strait when it was blasted by a Houthi missile (prob a C-802 Iranian-supplied missile like Hizb fired at an Israeli missile boat in 2006.) Heavy damage.
On Oct 1, 2016, the UAE's HSV-2 Swift was sailing near the Mab al Mandab strait when it was blasted by a Houthi missile (prob a C-802 Iranian-supplied missile like Hizb fired at an Israeli missile boat in 2006.) Heavy damage.
