‘Defeated’ US trying to force Arab ally to invade Iran? Real reason behind UAE nuclear plant attack?

Reports say some U.S. officials and Trump-aligned figures privately pushed the UAE to seize Iran’s Lavan Island, one of Tehran’s most important offshore oil hubs in the Gulf. The Telegraph, cited in follow-up coverage, said a former senior Trump security official described the message in stark terms: “Go take ’em,” adding that it would mean “UAE boots on the ground instead of US.”