In order to display a mirage of stability and strength, regime officials will likely lean even more on their proxy apparatus in the upcoming months.
On January 17, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for aerial attacks that killed three civilians and injured six others in Abu Dhabi earlier this week. The missile and drone attacks detonated three separate petroleum tankers in a construction site near the Abu Dhabi International Airport, according to UAE police. Although the Houthi rebels consistently launch terror attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, this attack is the most significant strike by the Iran-backed group in the UAE and the first in nearly four years. Additionally, these aerial attacks followed a series of rocket bombardments in Iraq and Syria, also carried out by Iranian-backed proxies. While these regionwide attacks can be linked to Iran, the motivations driving them vary.
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