As an Emirati, I know for a fact that, despite American pressure, there were no U.S. military bases in any of the Arabian Gulf countries before the 1979 Iranian revolution. Yet, lo and behold, Khomeini, Iran’s supreme leader at the time, was already calling for the export of his revolution to the Middle East, except Israel. Lo and behold, it was Iranian terror and the threat it posed that forced the Gulf countries to host foreign military bases. So, no, dear reader: the current Iranian terror against its neighbors is deeply rooted in their somber theology and has nothing to do with American bases.

Hence, morally, legally, and realistically, the situation is clear: Iran’s campaign of terror against its neighbors is illegal, and it has no connection whatsoever to any American or Israeli attack on Iran.

As for what some in the West call "the mess" and I call "terror", the reality we are living in may seem new to you, my dear Western reader, but it is nothing new to us. It is undeniable that we have tried accommodating it, as some Western people suggest, for the past fifty years. In my humble opinion, my dear reader, that is more than enough. Why reinvent the wheel?!

The current wave of terror has indeed shifted the balance of power, for those who can see reality beyond the condescending fog of Western media propaganda. The Iranian regime of terror, rooted in a somber theology, knows very well that it is nothing but a paper tiger. They also know they will have to swallow some very bitter Arabian pills. Did you know, and I am sure you do not, that since 2025, the UAE has been among the top ten goods-exporting countries in the world? The next Arab country is Saudi Arabia, ranked 27th.

So, before advising us, ask yourself: what else don't you know about us? Please don't take this personally. I know without doubt that you mean well. We are simply having a friendly yet blunt conversation.

Allow me to ask you: do you still seriously believe what the condescending Western media says about the coming Hormuz tolls? Please!

I am about to publish a relevant article that addresses why the UAE has received 50% of Iran's terror missiles. It has nothing to do with American bases. I hope you read it.

One last point: my last article was about Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi leader, and the need to be fair while analyzing political events. But if I were to compare him to Khomeini, the former Iranian supreme leader, I would say that, unlike Khomeini, Saddam enjoyed rocking Israel with his missiles and regretted wasting them on his Arab brothers. To the contrary, the Iranian missiles were never meant to be used against Israel, and they regret wasting and using them against Israel. That explains why 85% of their missiles are directed at their neighbors non-military infrastructures, and why half of that is directed at the UAE's economy.