Gulf countries should learn from the UAE’s steps and understand what it really means to hold the stick from the middle. UAE kept its relationship with Israel while maintaining mutually beneficial relations even with its enemies. Like it or not, this is how politics works.

Supporting this view, a Dubai official told the Financial Times:

“Iran has a big population, a big consumer market, and certainly a huge benefit for Dubai as its trading and re-export hub. It’s very important for us in terms of going back to a normal relationship.”