UAE ‘willing to join’ fight, help US, allies force open Strait of Hormuz

And foreign indentured servants.

Yeah, arab forces have a history of being, well kind of useless. Not sure how this will work out.

Straitmaxxing

Send Kendall to hand out cans of Pepsi

They unironically have a very capable military.  Professional and well funded with a large amount of modern equipment and on the ground experience in Yemen and Afghanistan. Top ten in the world for military spending as a percentage of GDP. Edit: [since people don't seem to believe me](https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/sizing-up-little-sparta-understanding-uae-military-effectiveness/)

Coalition of failsons

We will build our own strait and get Iran to pay for it

I was also assured we didn't need anyone else's help, either.

Wait… I thought we already won the war???!!!?? Are you telling me that the President lied to us?!?!?!?

[From the WSJ article:](https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/uae-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-9836ecbb) > The United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the U.S. and other allies open the Strait of Hormuz by force, Arab officials said, a move that would make it the first Persian Gulf country to become a combatant, after being hit by Iranian attacks. > The U.A.E. is lobbying for a United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorize such action, the officials said. Emirati diplomats have urged the U.S. and military powers in Europe and Asia to form a coalition to open the strait by force, a U.A.E official said, adding that the Iranian regime thinks it is fighting for its existence and is willing to bring the global economy down with it in a chokehold on the strait. Seems like the UAE wants to do the same thing Trump and Hegseth were calling on this morning and make opening the strait an issue Europe and the rest of Asia need to get involved in even though none of them want to get involved in this mess of a war. Also, maybe if the US and Israel didn't attack Iran five weeks ago then the strait wouldn't need to be forced open because it would have been operating like normal? [Of course, all the Gulf states want this war to keep going:](https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-saudi-arabia-mbs-gulf-war-uae-89f690b952fe28d3140c537b70fa5051) > Gulf allies of the United States, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are urging President Donald Trump to continue prosecuting the war against Iran, arguing that Tehran hasn’t been weakened enough by the monthlong U.S.-led bombing campaign, according to U.S., Gulf and Israeli officials. So they have no conflict of interest at all. Plus the [Saudis were pushing for this war before it started](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/28/trump-iran-decision-saudi-arabia-israel/), even though they denied this reporting from WaPo.

WAR IS OVER

> Emirati diplomats have urged the U.S. and military powers in Europe and Asia to form a coalition to open the strait by force, a U.A.E official said. So just like Trump and Hegseth's comments this morning, they want to drag everyone else into a war that they don't want to be involved in.

How does UAE with a population of 1.2M at most and a militay that's mostly filled with Pakistani conscripts going to fight off a country of 90M?

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The UAE navy, similar to others in the region, is designed to operate in the region. They have 11 corvettes, 2 minehunters, a bunch of other small vessels and landing craft. They are precisely the sort of vessels needed to counter the Iranian threat.

They have a (for GCC) decent navy that's meant for region and decent Air Force. I'm sure their ground troops struggle like many other Arab nations (corruption, nepotist officer corps, lackluster nco corps) but they can def do some regional projecton with their jets and ships

They have a capable and well funded military.  60,000 active duty with modern air and ground equipment.

The UAE (OPEC even more) can use its influence to form that coalition. They do have alot of power when it comes to the price of oil that affects every country in the world.

There is no such thing as forcing the strait open. Even if US was to put troops on the ground and fully occupy Iran, the strait would still be too dangerous to sail ships through.

The strait will remain closed as long as Iran is able to project power into the strait and threaten commercial vessels sailing through it. That’s all they need to do.

"I don't listen to hip-hop!"

Speaking from a geopolitical and economic viewpoint (specifically not from a humanitarian viewpoint), that's very much correct though. Leaving the Iranian regime "normal and intact" after all this, with essentially full control over the Straight of Hormuz, with more hatred for neighbors and the west than ever, is without a doubt much worse than the situation was before all this bullshit.

Exactly, if he walks away half assed the US can say goodbye to the middle east. And if the US keeps this up they can also loose access to all the EU bases. Not by European choice but it could be a consequence of US actions and rhetoric. It will weaken the US to project force from anywhere in the world by alot if that happens.

That’s precisely what it is. The UAE & Qatar did not want this whole mess to happen, it’s absolutely destroying the economy, but now that it’s too late, of course they don’t want for the US to back down and leave the whole region is a shit situation with cut off supplies routes.

They do. Extensively. Everything from Eric Prince’s Blackwater mercenaries to infantry & maintenance from poor workers in Latin America and Africa.

To be fair it's still unclear if the 1st military in the world can succeed.

That is literally the point of closing the strait

Yeah, the war was [already won](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9dn3j04lydo) 20 days ago. Anything coming from this administration is bs.

Obviously it's not really that funny because the entire world is fucked as a result of this all, but it is also incredibly funny that the Gulf States have probably done some of the most open arsekissing and bribery of the far right United States in modern history, only *within mere months* to be betrayed by their newfound fascist ally in a move that has cost them a significant portion of their combined industry. Not to mention the cultural damage done to the Gulf States - years spent on it being marketed as a safe haven in the Middle East for the wealthy and influencers down the drain as soon as Iran started striking Dubai hotels. Geopolitical leopard face eating. Also so stupid that part of me thinks that they might even want the instability in some way - but I can't see how it benefits them if their main industries are fucked for years as a result of this.

Yeah I don’t think they were in a economic position to take a stand against the US. Most countries have not. If you Muricans didn’t shit the bed in your elections, we wouldn’t be here. Stop blaming other for your failures.

UAE is behind the genocide in Sudan as you, but hardly anyone else, knows. What happens there is much worse than in Gaza yet "nobody" cares.

Gulf War III

Not everyone. India, Pakistan, China, russia, Iraq And probably- Malaysia, Thailand, Spain also As per few news media, 5 confirmed, 3 are little varying depending on media outlet But it's closed for USA Israel and its allies 100%

It was open 4+ weeks ago if I recall🫠

Its not open and 82% of the oil from the strait goes to asian markets. the US only cares because reduced oil production drives up prices for everyone. If it was closed to just the US it wouldn't make a difference because crude is an interchangeable commodity. Currently only a few tankers are allowed to pass and theres probably going to be a price spike coming up. I think its a great time to get some energy stocks