Iran: US stealth fighter deployment to UAE harmful

Iran’s defense minister said Monday that the deployment of American military stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates will damage regional security, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported.

Addressing media reports of the recent deployment by the US military of F-22 Raptors to the UAE’s Al Dafra Air Base, Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said, “Basing American F-22 in an Emirate’s base is a harmful action and damages regional security." (AP)