The Israeli “Channel 12” revealed that the Israeli army has deployed a radar system in areas in the Middle East, including the UAE and Bahrain, as part of a vision of joint cooperation in confronting Iran’s missile threats and creating an early warning system, while members of the US Congress put forward a bill requiring that the US Department of Defense (Pentagon seeks to ) to integrate the air defenses of Israel and Arab countries.
The Israeli channel stated that the Israeli radar system "succeeded in providing early warning several months ago when Iran launched bombed drones towards Israel, where they were shot down over Iraq." The channel said that the US administration is seeking to establish a security alliance that includes Israel and a number of Gulf countries, including Countries that do not have diplomatic relations with Israel.
These developments came in conjunction with a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett today, Thursday, to the UAE, at the invitation of its President, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed.
Bennett's visit
The Israeli government spokesman said that Bennett discussed with the President of the UAE security cooperation, the Iranian challenge and its repercussions, and the recent report of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which constitutes a warning sign for Iran to move forward with its nuclear program, as he put it.
The threat of the Zionist Prime Minister Iran has shown from Abu Dhabi that it has been deliberately implicated in a battle that is not of its own.
Israel, which refused to provide the UAE with air defense systems and urged America not to supply it with F-35 planes, on the pretext that they would fall into the "wrong" hands if the regime was shaken, will not defend it if Iran attacks it.
— Dr. Saleh Al-Naami (@salehelnaami) June 9, 2022
In a related context, US lawmakers from the Democratic and Republican parties presented a bill to Congress today, Thursday, that stipulates that the Pentagon work with Israel and a number of Arab countries, including Gulf countries, to integrate air defenses.
Republican Senator Joni Earnest said that the bill directs US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to cooperate with partners and allies in the Middle East to find an integrated missile and air systems structure to address what she called "Iranian threats" and its proxies in the region.
"The bipartisan legislation highlights the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Egypt and other countries identified by the Secretary of Defense, and requires the Pentagon to develop a strategy for implementing security cooperation and to formulate and assess the current threat environment," Senator Earnest said.
The Wall Street Journal quoted one of its sources as saying that the integration of air defenses would protect a number of Arab countries, including the Gulf states, from attacks by cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and other air systems from Iran and other purposes.