The UAE’s Covert Blueprint to Rewire the Middle East

1. The Strategic Core

MBZ envisions Abu Dhabi as the regional hub for U.S.-Israeli-backed order, leveraging wealth, intelligence ties, and proxy wars. Central to this is his network:

• Tahnoon bin Zayed (covert ops, intelligence)
• Mohammed Dahlan (proxies & militias)
• Yousef Al Otaiba (U.S. lobbying)

2. Syria: Fueling Fragmentation

• UAE funds Druze militias in Suwayda via operatives routed through Jordan.
• Reports from Le Monde Diplomatique (2025) detail UAE cash smuggled via Dubai banks to “tribal committees” undermining Damascus’s new leadership.
• Analysts see it as part of a “managed instability” strategy—to keep Syria weak & dependent.

3. Sudan: Proxy War Hub

• Flight logs from Abu Dhabi show 20+ UAE cargo planes landing in Amdjarass, Chad, RSF’s rear base, between March & June 2025.
• RSF uses UAE’s arms to besiege Darfur while UAE pushes RSF-friendly narratives in Non-Aligned Movement forums, per leaked UN cables.

4. The Mossad Connection

• MBZ’s ties with ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen led to joint intel ops:
  • Surveillance of Palestinian student networks in Europe.
  • Covert data-sharing agreements under NSO-linked tech projects.

5. Washington as the Lever

• Otaiba’s leaked emails with Elliot Broidy & FDD’s Mark Dubowitz reveal lobbying for:
  • Anti-Qatar sanctions in 2017.
  • Pressure on Congress to block arms sales to Turkey.
  • S. support for Haftar in Libya & RSF in Sudan.

6. Economic Entrenchment

• UAE’s G42 AI firm (CEO Peng Xiao) partners with Microsoft, Palantir & Israeli NSO veterans. This tech architecture integrates surveillance tools used domestically & exported regionally.

7. Gaza & Displacement

• EU intelligence brief (Jan 2025) links Dahlan to secret talks in Cairo over Gaza “voluntary resettlement schemes,” coordinated with Israeli official Bezalel Smotrich.
• Al-Majd Europe’s “migration ads” traced to UAE-linked servers.

8. Yemen & Red Sea Hegemony

• UAE entrenches STC-led governance in Aden & Socotra, controlling maritime chokepoints.
• Satellite imagery from 2024 showed UAE-built bases on Mayun Island, reinforcing dominance over Bab al-Mandab.

Conclusion

UAE’s ambition is systemic: control security (via proxies), influence narratives (via lobbying & media), dominate tech (via G42), and align with Israel & U.S. hawks.
 This is Abu Dhabi’s endgame: reshape the Middle East under an authoritarian, pro-Israel, U.S.-anchored bloc, sidelining Palestinian sovereignty and crushing dissenting Arab powers.