UAE plans to collaborate with the U.S. military to forcefully breach the Strait of Hormuz

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Arab officials say that after suffering an Iranian attack, the UAE is preparing to help the United States and its allies open the Strait of Hormuz through military force. This would make the UAE the first Gulf state to directly take part in the fighting. Officials said the UAE is currently lobbying the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution authorizing such military action. An Emirati official revealed that its diplomats have urged the United States, as well as European and Asian military powers, to form an alliance to forcibly break through the strait with military force. The official added that the Iranian regime believes it is fighting for survival and is willing to take the global economy down with it by locking the strait. The official also said that the UAE is actively assessing the military role it could play in ensuring security in the strait, including assisting with clearing mines and providing other support services. In addition, some Arab officials mentioned that this Gulf state has also proposed that the United States should occupy the relevant islands within that strategic waterway, including Abu Musa Island, which has been controlled by Iran for half a century but which the UAE claims sovereignty over.