Israel secretly sent Iron Dome to the Emirates during the Iran war, sensational information leaked!

At the early stage of the Iran war, Israel secretly deployed an Iron Dome air defense system along with personnel to operate it in United Arab Emirates to help protect the country, and nearly two months into the conflict, on April 26, this information was revealed by the U.S.-based media outlet Axios; according to the report, the system successfully intercepted dozens of missiles launched toward the UAE, and a senior Emirati official said they would not forget this assistance, while it was also reported that compared to other Gulf nations, the UAE was targeted the most by Iran with around 550 ballistic and cruise missiles and more than 2,200 drones launched, most of which were destroyed in the air although some managed to strike military and civilian targets; in response to the large-scale attacks, the UAE sought help from its allies, and Israeli officials told Axios that after a phone call with the UAE president, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israel Defense Forces to send an Iron Dome battery and several troops, marking the first time Israel deployed this system in another country, while during the war the two nations maintained close military and political coordination and Israel also carried out multiple airstrikes in southern Iran targeting short-range missile systems before they could be launched toward Gulf countries; since the historic 2020 normalization agreement, ties between the two countries have strengthened further despite occasional disagreements over issues such as Gaza, and former UAE national security official Tarek Al-Otaiba noted that in times of crisis, both the United States and Israel proved to be true allies by providing military assistance, intelligence sharing, and diplomatic support, while Israel’s air defense network consists of three layers where Iron Dome handles short-range threats, David’s Sling counters medium-range missiles and drones, and the Arrow system is designed for long-range ballistic missile interception, although recent conflicts have exposed some vulnerabilities in these systems and slightly shaken public confidence.