Who would have thought that both the United States and Israel have held back against Iran, yet the UAE has become even more aggressive, dispatching fighter jets and drones to attack oil facilities on Iran's Sirri Island and Lavan Island.
In response to the UAE's military provocation, Iran launched retaliation just hours after being attacked, conducting missile and drone strikes on the UAE and Kuwait. The Habshan natural gas hub in the UAE was attacked again, while Kuwait's Ministry of Defense reported severe damage to three power stations and desalination plants following an Iranian assault, and a major east-west petroleum pipeline in Saudi Arabia was also targeted.
These Middle Eastern royals share similar intentions with Israel—they all want to keep the United States tied down in the Middle East. But this time, the so-called "Ducky" (Trump) truly intends to pack up and leave. Consequently, in the face of Iran's retaliatory actions against Gulf states, the U.S. military took no action to prepare for resuming air strikes on Iran.
This means that the ceasefire currently only applies temporarily between the U.S., Israel, and Iran—not that the entire Middle East situation has eased.
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