Egypt deploys jets to UAE as Iran war strains Arab alliances
27 May 2026
Featured in The Financial Times
Iran and the Middle East
Abu Dhabi regards that they helped Egypt a lot over the past 15 years,” said HA Hellyer, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, the London think-tank. “So they expect backup on positions that they have on issues that they consider to be primarily Emirati in focus.”

