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Why UAE and Iran are bombing each other: When the US and Israel bombed Iran on February 28, 2026, Iran fired back at the entire Gulf — but it hit one country harder than all the others combined: the United Arab Emirates. 2,265 missiles and drones. Dubai under fire. Fujairah's oil port in flames. A drone strike at the Barakah nuclear power plant. And now the UAE is hitting back inside Iran— including a secret strike on Lavan Island. In this episode of The Link on Firstpost, Shubhangi Sharma breaks down the 50-year secret rivalry between the UAE and Iran that just blew wide open. From the disputed Gulf islands seized in 1971 (Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb) to the Abraham Accords, the IMEC corridor, the Iron Dome deployment in Abu Dhabi, the Netanyahu "secret visit," the OPEC exit, and the end of the UAE's "cautious de-escalation" doctrine. US Iran War | Iran Attacks UAE | Dubai Drone Strikes | UAE Vs Iran | Iran Israel US War | The Link | West Asia War | Fujairah Oil Port Attack | Barakah Nuclear Plant Strike | Lavan Island Strike | Strait Of Hormuz | Abraham Accords | UAE Israel | Iran Israel US war 2026 | Saudi Arabia UAE tensions | UAE OPEC exit | Benjamin Netanyahu | Mohammed Bin Zayed | Khamenei | Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News #usiranwar #iran #uae #dubai #middleeast #geopolitics #iranisraelwar #straitofhormuz #abrahamaccords #firstpost #TheLink #explained #explainer #Firstpostexplained #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews 0:00 UAE vs Iran Map 1:30 Iran Strikes UAE 3:19 The History of UAE - Iran Conflict 3:52 Five Decades Years of Rivalry 4:40 War Between Cousins 5:45 When the UAE Kept Hedging 6:35 UAE Building a New Map With Israel, US and India 7:54 Targeting the Dream 8:59 The Trader Becomes the Combatant 9:50 The Three Emirati Earthquakes Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Website: https://www.firstpost.com Follow Firstpost on Instagram:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Facebook:   / firstpostin   Follow Firstpost on X:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...