Iran lawmaker: Fighters in UAE are US-Israeli plot

A prominent Iranian lawmaker said the reported basing of America's most sophisticated stealth jet fighters in the United Arab Emirates is a US-Israel plot to create regional instability.

Kazem Jalali was reacting to media reports of the recent deployment of F-22 Raptors at the UAE's Al Dafra Air Base, which has long hosted US warplanes. (AP)