UAE
\nThe United States will send a warship and fighter jets to help defend the United Arab Emirates, officials said on Wednesday, after a series of missile attacks by Yemeni rebels left three dead in the wealthy Gulf state.
\nThe deployment, to \u201cassist the UAE against the current threat\u201d, follows a phone call between Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the US embassy in the UAE said.
\nThe UAE, part of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen\u2019s Iran-backed Huthi rebels and a major financial hub, suffered its third missile attack in consecutive weeks on Monday.
\nAs part of the new arrangements, the USS Cole guided missile destroyer will partner with the UAE Navy and make a port call in Abu Dhabi, while the US will also deploy fifth-generation warplanes.
\nOther actions include \u201ccontinuing to provide early warning intelligence (and) collaborating on air defence\u201d, the embassy said.
\nThe USS Cole, currently in port in Bahrain, was hit by an Al-Qaeda bombing in the Yemeni port of Aden in October 2000 that killed 17 sailors.
\nAustin and the crown prince \u201cdiscussed the recent Huthi attacks against the UAE that caused civilian casualties and also threatened US and Emirati armed forces stationed at Al Dhafra air base,\u201d the embassy added.
\nThe rebel attacks on the UAE have added a new dimension to Yemen\u2019s seven-year war, which has killed hundreds of thousands directly or indirectly and displaced millions.<\/p>\n
Three foreign workers were killed in a drone and missile assault targeting Abu Dhabi\u2019s oil facilities and airport on January 17, triggering a salvo of deadly air strikes in retaliation.<\/p>\n
On January 24, US forces stationed at Abu Dhabi\u2019s Al Dhafra air base fired Patriot interceptors and scrambled to bunkers as two ballistic missiles were shot down over the city.<\/p>\n
And on Monday, a third missile attack was thwarted during a visit to the UAE by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UAE The United States will send a warship and fighter jets to help defend the United Arab Emirates, officials said on Wednesday, after a series of missile attacks by Yemeni rebels left three dead in the wealthy Gulf state. The deployment, to \u201cassist the UAE against the current threat\u201d, follows a phone call between Defence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-242452","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n