UAE Minister's Brilliant Response to Iran's Attacks - They Aren't Going to Like This

Fox News anchor Bret Baier did a great interview with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Nusseibeh, 

 

where she made the case to do all that could be done to stop Iran. 

"Iran's attack on Gulf allies of the United States and Jordan is an attack on the entire world and the world economy," she said. Trying to put a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz is a threat to the world economy, Nusseibeh asserted. 

"Effectively, Iran is trying to give the global economy a heart attack," she said. "We should not allow Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, to set the global price for food and gas." That's why President Donald Trump was calling for a coalition. Not because we couldn't handle it, but because it's a world concern, and others have much greater interests in the Strait than does the U.S. 

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The report points out that most of the retaliatory strikes from Iran have been against the UAE, even more than against Israel.

The answer is because we are an idea that threatens Iran. Because we are open, we are progressive, we are tolerant, we're a vibrant economy

Nusseibeh said Iran fired over 2,200 missiles and drones at the UAE, rather than negotiate over "well-understood concerns" about its nuclear program, over its ballistic missile program, and over its support for non-state terrorist actors. 

 Iran apparently thought this would split the UAE off and make them encourage the U.S. to stop. But the opposite is true, "This is a really ruthless regime, and President Trump is right to hold it to account today," she declared. 

Iran has just ticked them off even more, just like with Saudi Arabia. 

"The UAE has fought side by side with the United States in over six coalitions in our history. We have shared values, we have shared history with the United States. We have interoperability with the United States. They are a clear partner to us in regional security, and we intend to double down on that. Today we are looking at a threat to the international community at large that needs to be stopped in whatever way possible."

She said while they always favor a diplomatic option, Iran needed to understand that behaving as a rogue actor was not acceptable. 

Iran isn't going to like this, and this blows up any narrative that the UAE would be breaking away from the U.S. 

Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.