The UAE contracts were signed as French President Emmanuel Macron visited the country on the first stop of a two-day visit to the Persian Gulf. France and Gulf countries have long been concerned by Iran’s nuclear ambitions and influence across the region, particularly in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. France has particularly deep ties to the UAE, a federation of seven sheikdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. French defense officials were jubilant. “But if the West walks away with nothing, the Gulf countries are beginning to understand that their security will not improve as a result.”___Surk reported from Nice, France.

Source: Libya Today December 03, 2021 10:41 UTC