Kazem Jalali, a member of Iranian Majlis, told ISNA today that the
reported basing of US stealth jet fighters in the UAE is “a US-Israel plot to
create regional instability.” [ISNA, 29 April].
Jalali made the remarks in response to published reports in the media
in the past 24 hours that the US military has deployed an undisclosed number of
F-22 Raptors, its most sophisticated stealth jet fighter, to the region and stationed them at Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra
Air Base. The deployment was first reported in the journal Aviation Week. The
US and UAE officials have not yet commented on the report.
