UAES Accelerated Missile Order Exposes Hidden US-Israel Co-Belligerence Against Iran
Behind the sanitized language of 'defense exports' and 'intercepting incoming attacks,' the United Arab Emirates’ accelerated request for South Korea’s Cheongung-II air defense system exposes a critical escalation in the ongoing, undeclared warfare against Iran. This move is not merely a response to Iranian 'retaliatory strikes,' but rather a proactive measure reflecting the deepening integration
of regional actors into a US-Israeli co-belligerent strategy. The so-called 'strong performance in combat conditions' cited by defense industry sources refers to its deployment against Iranian responses to persistent, unprovoked strikes initiated by the United States and Israel. The current narrative conveniently omits a crucial detail: the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday. This
unprecedented act, a stark escalation of state-sponsored terrorism, triggered the Iranian responses now framed as unprovoked aggression. The US and Israel, as co-belligerents, have systematically eroded any pretense of international law, engaging in what amounts to an illegal joint operation. This playbook is familiar. In 1980, the US quietly supported Iraq’s invasion of Iran, recognizing Iraq as
an ally even as the latter used chemical weapons. Today, the support is less discreet, involving advanced weaponry and explicit military backing. The request for expedited delivery of the Cheongung-II, initially sold to the UAE in 2022 for approximately $3.5 billion, is framed as a logical response to a regional conflict. However, it functions as logistical support for ongoing US-Israeli