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Jan 24 7 tweets 3 min read
Fascinating thread. American made UAE operated F16s hit launchers. Lots of Allah references, but it comes down to tech.
Not science fiction. These are Zulfiqar (the two bladed sword) missiles heading into one of the most modern cities on earth. Specifically to damage the perception of Abu Dhabi as a safe business and investment center. Intercepted by Patriot batteries.
The Zulfiqar missile is an Iranian solid fuel rocket based on the Fateh-110 SRBM family. Has GPS guided brain only 185 mile range. The missile launchers in the UAE video were hit in al-Jawf governate... 870 miles southwest of Abu Dhabi. thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2…
The UAE is spinning it as an attack on the US base at al Dafra. Home to USAF 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Houthis say nah ah, we fucking up Abu Dhabi's stability and war cred. Iran has a" forward defense" strategy just like the Nahyan's do. rasanah-iiis.org/english/wp-con…
How far forward is the UAE "Forward Defense" strategy? Events in Burkina Faso were the UAE and Wagner messing up yet another African country to push out their forward perimeter. Unlike Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Mali, etc they can't control Yemen, their closest enemy oh look.. Iran
Iran is only 33miles from UAE. Its completely understandable that the ruling families would have excessive ball sweat about now. The UAE or any Gulf petrodictatorship would be quite a prize. Tahnoon has his work cut out for him. carnegieendowment.org/sada/86130
The UAE and the US are now frenemies as of Tahnoon's postTrump secret policy memo. The U.S. is looking to deescalate things with Iran while Israel wants to escalate. The UAE has a lot more to lose and less to fight with. Turkey, Russia, China and Iran all have agendas. #Byzantine

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