But, yet they share intel with us, what is said in private is different from what is said in public.
That applies to what our govt officials say about the UAE, Dubai in particular.
We need the port of Dubai, for military operations in Iraq and it's cooperation, as best we can get it. Our officials may just be blowing diplomatic smoke for all you and I know. We're not privy to what and anything the UAE shares with us.
We do know that the UAE has shipped nuclear hardware to Iran, we do know that the UAE is on VERY friendly terms with Iran.
Take a look at this, in the "Islamic Republic news Agency":
Iran-UAE-Trade
Iran and UAE explored here Wednesday ways of expanding bilateral trade relations.
"Iranian Commercial attache in UAE Qassem Mirzaie told IRNA that the meeting focused on expansion of trade ties between Iran's Mazandaran province and Dubai."