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3. Reports Point to Expanding Israeli-UAE Security Coordination During Iran Conflict

Cooperation between Israel and the United Arab Emirates reportedly deepened during the recent conflict involving Iran, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg detailing high-level intelligence coordination and joint security measures between the two countries.

According to The Wall Street Journal, David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, traveled to the UAE at least twice during the war with Iran to coordinate on developments related to the conflict. Arab officials and a source familiar with the matter told the newspaper that Barnea visited the Abraham Accords member state on separate occasions in March and April.

The reported visits are said to reflect growing strategic coordination between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv during the conflict, including intelligence sharing, the selection of Iranian targets, and coordination linked to military operations against Iran.

Separately, Bloomberg reported that the UAE carried out military strikes against Iran more than once after the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Tehran began in February, citing people familiar with the matter.

According to the report, Emirati strikes occurred both before and after the April 8 ceasefire. One of the operations was reportedly conducted in response to Iran’s April 5 attack on the Borouge petrochemical facility in the UAE and was said to have been coordinated with Israel.

The reports add to growing indications of unprecedented security cooperation between the two countries since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020.

Further underscoring the deepening military relationship, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that Israel had sent Iron Dome air defense batteries and trained military personnel to the UAE during the conflict period.