Evening Edition: Building Rift Between Saudi Arabia And UAE Complicates U.S.-Israeli Interests

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🗓️ 2 February 2026

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Tensions between United States' allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates seem to be ratcheting up with the central problem being Yemen. The two countries are supporting different factions in Yemen with the Saudis backing the recognized government, and the UAE supporting the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC). It is coming at a time that complicates U.S. goals in the the region, and fractures a unified front against shared enemies like Iran and their proxies. FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation of the Defense of Democracies, who says the Trump Administration has to get more involved between the two countries before a major conflict breaks out. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Will Kane.
0:00.9	I'm Dana Perino.
0:01.8	I'm Greg Gerard.
0:03.0	And this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:08.7	Monday, February 2nd, 2026.
0:11.7	I'm Eben Brown.
0:12.7	A war of words and more seems to be breaking out between two U.S. allies in the Arabic
0:17.9	Middle East.
0:19.1	The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
0:22.3	have been getting nasty with one another. It's gotten way beyond rhetoric to where they've actually
0:27.2	taken military action against groups backed by the Emirates in South Yemen. So not good for the U.S.
0:33.9	interests of two of our closest Arab allies, Gulf allies, are at each other's
0:38.7	throats on this. And I think it's absolutely incumbent upon the Trump administration to haul them
0:42.8	both in and say, you know, enough. This is the Fox News Rundown evening edition.
0:52.3	There is a growing conflict between the U.S. Israel and Iran that is well watched, but that doesn't mean cooler heads are prevailing elsewhere in the Middle East.
1:01.6	The UAE and Saudi Arabia are now having a conflict.
1:05.7	For most people watching, it's a conflict of nasty remarks online directed at one another and often with
1:11.1	Saudi agents accusing the Emirates of being too friendly with the Israelis. This is particularly
1:16.9	strange considering the Saudis just a couple of years ago were gleefully looking ahead at joining
1:23.2	the Abraham Accords. Israel isn't the only factor here, but the Saudis are using Israel a bit like
1:28.9	a cudgel against the Emirates. So unfortunately, not too long ago was before October 7th.
1:34.5	Mark Dubowitz is the chief executive officer at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington.
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