The Strait of Hormuz should be better defensible with this agreement, though Sheik Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan may not be. I pray this leads to greater peace in the region.
The announcement merely makes public agreements that have been secret for a very long time.
Of course you didn’t know...... the agreements were secret.
The UAE has been pushing “propaganda” (for lack of a better term) recently emphasizing itself as a country undergoing modernist reforms. I’ve been seeing Facebook videos made by an Arab blogger talking about Christian churches built next to Mosques, as well as Jewish places of worship. Pork now being sold in the supermarkets, albeit in a Pork-section. Mutual respect and tolerance for all religions. And a promise of further reforms to come. Plus a long spiel on why it’s great to be a tourist in the UAE.