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The Abraham Accords

15 Sep 2020Key event

Diplomatic

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain normalise relations with Israel.

Why it mattersIt is why Israeli air-defence systems could be deployed to Emirati territory during a war with Iran six years later. The security relationship the module authors between the UAE and Israel begins here.

Confidence: HighSources: Established historical record · Congressional Research Service — Iran, the Gulf and the Strait of HormuzMethodology Corrections

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