UAE diplomat accuses Iran of firing 2,200 missiles and drones at the UAE over its ‘openness’ and ‘prosperity’

Peloni:  I am glad to see the UAE and Saudi Arabia becoming motivated towards dealing with the Iranian regime’s attacks on their countries, but it was not so long ago that these nations failed to appreciate the plight of the Israeli people who faced in excess of some 19,000 missiles in just the first 9 months following the October 7 slaughter.  Unlike their support for dealing with the source of the unprovoked missile attacks today, they desperately fought to limit Israel’s response against those nations attacking the Israeli population with impunity.  Well, it seems that the worm turns as a fresh reality has come to motivate these nations towards eliminating those who menace their neighbors with unprovoked and indiscriminate missile fire.  It is heartening to see this new resolve among the moderate Arab states, but will this resolve now allow them to finally support the eradication of Hamas?

By Christine Douglass-Williams | Mar 27, 2026

Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Lana_Zaki Nusseibeh. Photo by © European Union, 2026, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia

There’s obviously more going on with Iran than what Western observers have been privy to. The Islamic Republic of Iran has been attacking its Gulf neighbors, and not only to take aim at American interests.

The Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Lana Nusseibeh, made an expected declaration about why Iran is attacking the UAE even more than Israel:

UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed also condemned a foiled jihad terrorist plot in Kuwait linked to Iran’s proxy Hizballah, as he affirmed full solidarity with Kuwait:

Iran may well be signifying its desperation and trying to pave the way for the activation of its doomsday scenario, the persecution that, according to the Twelver Shi’ite belief, is necessary in order to hasten the appearance of the hidden Imam.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also holds this doomsday vision. The hidden Twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, plays a dominant role in Twelver Shi’ism, which is the official religion of the Islamic Republic of Iran. There is a messianic belief that at the end of days, al-Mahdi will appear in the midst of a violent apocalyptic scenario played out on a battleground stained with infidels’ blood. This messianic figure is believed to be the one who will then establish a global Islamic caliphate. The regime views its hostile policies, and its approach to America and the annihilation of Israel, as key in contributing to the conditions for the Mahdi’s reappearance.

How does one reconcile the crisis in Iran with these Twelver doomsday beliefs? For one thing, this belief keeps the hardline Islamic regime emboldened and motivated; even if it falls short of its goal of galvanizing support across the Islamic world to wage jihad in its defense, it will certainly succeed in alerting the Islamic world to shore up defenses against the infidels, and will hasten the coming of the Mahdi. Even in the event of the regime’s fall, the global jihad will not be stymied, and will continue its efforts in its relentless zeal for “martyrdom” and the expansion of the hegemony of Sharia.

“Iran attacks us over fear of openness and prosperity, UAE minister says,” Iran International, March 25, 2026:

Iran fired over 2,200 missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates, more than at Israel and other Persian Gulf states combined, because it sees the country’s openness and prosperity as a threat, Lana Nusseibeh said on Wednesday.

“Over 60% of the attacks have been directed at the UAE. And that’s a fundamental question: why?” Nusseibeh told Fox News.

“We did not ask for a war in our region. We did not start a war,” she said, adding that Iran chose to fire missiles instead of negotiating with Washington over its nuclear and missile programs….