Yes the UAE *can* defeat Iran—technologically, anyway—but *will* they? No.
The Gulf Arabs want Israel to do it so that Israel gets hit with the retaliation from Hamas, Hezbollah, & Syria, and they don’t have to do anything except sit back and watch their two regional enemies become crippled and exhausted.
UAE will not attack Iran, nor do they have the Will or the “green light” to do so. Like someone said, they’d rather have USA or Israel militarily attack Iran. Naïve to assume otherwise, unless UAE is “prepd up” and backed up by Others.
UAE is essentially a Western economic Sheikhdom, with superfluous military capability, and Lots of money at stake for its own survival at best, never mind the ghettos for south east Asians there. The West particularly the British have got serious investments there too since the Brits had to let go of Hong Kong after its expiration.
Israel was on the side of the Iranian (Mullah) regime during Iran-Iraq War.
Israel according to some accounts even persuaded America to sell weapons to Khomeinist (IRI) regime, during Reagan Admin, which later became known as Iran-Contras. In fact, I heard years ago that the Islamic Republic reformists such as his Grandness Ayatollah Montazeri was one of those Islamic Republic Reformists who questioned (disputed with) Khomeini about Khomeini’s acceptance of Israel’s and America’s military help to IRI, through third parties. Go Figure!
Naturally, the 8 yr Iran-Iraq war was a draw and stalemate. It just weakened both countries. Only difference is that Saddam was got rid of in 2003, and Mullahs regime still continues having the benefit of seeing one of his enemy (Saddam) gone.
Broadly, I agree with G8 Diplomat: “The Gulf Arabs want Israel to do it so that Israel gets hit with the retaliation from Hamas, Hezbollah, & Syria, and they don’t have to do anything except sit back and watch their two regional (presumably) enemies become crippled and exhausted.”