TENTERA ISRAEL, SISTEM IRON DOME DIHANTAR BEROPERASI DI UAE (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

 

• Published: 29 Apr 2026
• Israel’s deployment of Iron Dome missile defence in UAE 
• Israel sent Iron Dome and troops to UAE  “early in the war with Iran”
• Israeli PM Netanyahu ordered Israel (IDF) to send Iron Dome 
• with interceptors, several dozen IDF operators to UAE
• following telephone call from Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nayhan
• the Iron Dome intercepted dozens of Iranian missiles
• UAE was targeted by Iranian missile and drone attacks
• Iran fired 550 missiles and 2,200 drones at UAE 
• most of the missiles and drones (90%) intercepted by Iron Dome 

• Iron Dome deployment to UAE “watershed moment” in Middle East alignments
• signalling regional air defence was a “shared enterprise”
• Israel providing security and having a stake (to prevent) escalation
• Iron Dome marks shift from diplomatic ties to wartime military integration 
• Iron Dome with IDF troops in UAE qualitatively different level of trust 
• strongly signals convergence of threat perception regarding Iran
• first-ever deployment of Iron Dome to an Arab state “remarkable”
• trend of Israel expanding its military influence in Gulf states
• UAE politically and ideologically closest partner to Israel (in the Gulf)
• shifting calculus in the Gulf 
• Israel’s expanding military role meant Iranian coercion carried great cost 
• UAE military ties with Israel since Abrahamic Accords in 2020 
• Abraham Accords now operational security alignment
• first time Israel’s Iron Dome used outside Israel or United States

My Comments:

The Arabs are beginning to realise that they have common enemies (with Israel).

Their common enemies are Iran, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood and Turkey.

This also proves beyond doubt that Israel is not considered an enemy by the Arabs.

Why didnt the UAE ask the Americans for the Patriot system? 

Why the Israeli Iron Dome?

My view is the Israelis are considered "more reliable" than the Americans. 

Each time a new US president is elected, the entire foreign policy of the United States can change - often 180 degrees (Iraq, Afghanistan). 

Another American president can pull back the Patriot system. 

In this regard Israel can be considered a more reliable defence partner.

Also Israel is within short flying distance - backup and restocking ammo will be faster.  

Will it stop here? Not likely. I believe the UAE just pioneered the way for Arab countries to buy more military equipment from Israel.

It is a matter of time before Saudi Arabia joins the bandwagon.

Mr Trump can expedite the process if he tells the Saudis to 'Buy Israeli' just to expedite the Abrahamic Accords (the Saudis have not signed yet).

(Those of you who are not happy to read this can say thank you to the really stupid mullahs in Iran).

With the Israeli defence pact, the UAE will also feel less "threatened" by any of its neighbours (Iran, Yemen and even Saudi Arabia). 

The UAE quitting OPEC also gives them the freedom to pump more oil (which is what they want to do anyway) without being curtailed by OPEC production quotas - which are largely determined by Saudi Arabia. The UAE has the capacity to export FIVE million barrels of oil per day - compared to the OPEC quota restricted 3.0 million barrels per day. So their oil earnings can increase by 66% (??)

The UAE also has a SEVEN MILLION barrel per day oil pipeline (picture above) that bypasses the Straits of Hormuz direct from UAE to the oil terminal at Fujairah. So the UAE can easily replace the 3.0 million barrels per day of Iranian oil which has now been blockaded by the US.

So folks, the price of oil will come down. Hold your horses.

Grand Winner: Israel, UAE.

Friday Notes From The Quran (1st May 2026) - Noah and Abraham

 

Here are some Quran verses I chanced upon about Noah and Abraham. 

37:79  سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ  :   “Peace upon Noah among the worlds.”

37:80  إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ  :  Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

37:81  إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ :  Indeed, he (Noah) was of Our believing servants.

37:82  ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا الْآخَرِينَ :  Then We drowned the others.

37:83 وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ :  And indeed, among his group (shia-tihi) was Abraham.

Here are some other English translations of the last verse 37:83

Mohammad Shaikh: And that truly from his group/party/follower (was) Abraham 
Arberry: Of his party was also Abraham;
Sarwar: Abraham was one of his followers.
Maulana Ali: And surely of his party was Abraham.
Qaribullah: Of his party was Abraham.
Khalifa: Among his followers was Abraham.

Here is 57:26  which also mentions  Noah and Abraham ( ا نُوحًا وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ ) :

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا النُّبُوَّةَ وَالْكِتَابَ فَمِنْهُم مُّهْتَدٍ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ   :   And We have already sent Noah and Abraham and placed in their descendants prophethood and scripture; and among them is the guided (muhtadin), but many of them are defiantly disobedient (fasikoon).

Here are verses 29:15 and 29:16 which mention Noah and Abraham: 

29:15 -16 

فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَأَصْحَابَ السَّفِينَةِ وَجَعَلْنَاهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ     
وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ ۖ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ   

So We saved him (Noah) and the companions of the ship, and We made it a sign for the worlds. And Abraham when he said to his people, “Worship Allah and fear Him. That is better for you, if you should know.”

EUROPE IS IN DEEP SH_T

 

Here is Survival Lilly - the Austrian survival girl who now says plenty about the troubles in the European economies - from the ground. Lilly reports from the ground level.

All the problems in Europe are of their own total stupidity. I never suspected at any point in my life that the white people, the Europeans could be this totally stupid. The war in Ukraine is just their stupidity. And instead of bringing it to an end they are prepared to prolong it - now into the FIFTH year. Russia has taken so much territory from Ukraine.

Europe will be saved if the AfD (Alternative Fur Deutschland) Party comes to power in Germany. That can only happen in 2029 unless Reichskanzellor Merz steps down or is kicked out for some reason.