Worthless, the UAE doesn't have the gonads to do anything. All those years of wining and dining in bab al Shams have made them fat and lethargic.. Picking a war with Iran would be their worst tactical mistake.
On the subject of wining and dining..
There's this place in dubai called Cindy's.. nice place to eat..
except for one day.. I saw these two arab men.. both would put our pehelvans to shame..
gorge down what I presumed was a large party platter of rice with prawns..in a matter of minutes..
then
order a second!
I made a trip to dubai in the summers..and was shown this place somewhere near jebel ali..
at least a hundred or so beautiful..and I mean beautiful apartment and commercial complexes.. all lying empty...
These places were gorgeous.. pools, gyms what not..
all empty....no buyers.according to the businessman friend who showed us these places..all of them were built on loans from banks..and now..when the banks want their money back..
the shiekhs say "take the buildings"..
That is the sort of economy the UAE is running on..
As far as Iran confrontation is concerned..
Unlikely..the UAE considers Iran a major trade partner and vice versa..
a lot of Iranian goods are sold in the markets of Dubai and Abu Dhabi..
and many irani immigrants reside in the UAE..
The American's...can make their statements..to pacify thier hawks..and those in the arab world..
But that is all that they are..statements.