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Gulf sources have told western media that Abu Dhabi now sees Tehran as a ‘rogue actor’

Abu Dhabi has not officially acknowledged the strikes. According to WSJ, one of the strikes targeted an oil refinery on the island of Lavan in the Persian Gulf.

The attack on the oil refinery specifically took place in April, around the time the ceasefire between the US and Iran was reached.

The sources did not specify if it was before or after the declaration.

Anonymous Gulf officials told WSJ that Iran’s retaliatory strikes on US allies in West Asia “prompted a fundamental shift in the [UAE] strategic outlook to one that now sees Iran as a rogue actor bent on undermining the country’s economic and social model based on expatriate talent and a reputation for safety and stability.”

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