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The Middle Eastern Cold War Between MBS and MBZ Isn’t Cold Anymore

Saudi–UAE tensions in Yemen have moved from quiet divergence to open confrontation. An EEAT-driven analysis of MBS vs MBZ, Mukalla strikes, Gulf security, and why Pakistan must balance interests without choosing camps.

Yemen's Mukalla Port
  • An Israeli-UAE security architecture on its southern approaches is unacceptable

  • Any Emirati action that invites Iranian retaliation destabilizes Saudi Vision 2030

  • Yemen becoming a chessboard for non-Arab, non-Yemeni agendas is a red line

This is why Saudi Arabia went gloves-off.


The “Anti-Semitism” Deflection Is Strategic Misdirection

Criticism of UAE policy is now routinely dismissed as “antisemitic.”
This is intellectually dishonest and strategically lazy.

Saudi Arabia is:

  • Explicitly anti-Muslim Brotherhood

  • Deeply pragmatic with global powers

  • Focused on state sovereignty

Yet Saudi Arabia itself is leading the criticism.

When Riyadh says Emirati actions threaten its national security, this is not ideology—it is calculus.

Conflating geopolitical disagreement with antisemitism is a propaganda shortcut, not analysis.


Why Pakistan Cannot Play a Double Game

Here’s where Islamabad must be careful.

Pakistan has:

  • A strategic defense framework with Saudi Arabia

  • Deep economic and expatriate links with the UAE

  • Painful historical lessons about ambiguous positioning

The Iraq–Kuwait Precedent

In 1990, regional actors tried to hedge—maintaining ties with both Iraq and Kuwait.
Those who delayed clarity paid economically, diplomatically, and reputationally.

Pakistan cannot:

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