The United Arab Emirates’ Embassy in Washington declined to comment. The obscure young prince whom Washington adopted as a pliant ally is now fanning his volatile region’s flames. In the past, the prince looked for a “green light” from Washington, said Wahba, the former U.S. ambassador. By the end of 2014, the position of crown prince — next in line for the throne — had passed to a known foe of the Emirati prince. Both the Yemen and Qatar conflicts are routinely described as Saudi-led, but the Emirati prince first sought to sell them to Washington, Rhodes and other former officials recalled.

Source: Indian Express June 02, 2019 10:13 UTC