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It's Tuesday, the 12th of May.

Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right.

Let's get briefed. First up, new reporting claims that the United Arab Emirates, the UAE, secretly joined the fight

against Iran, launching direct strikes on Iranian territory as the Gulf conflict quietly

widened behind the scenes. Later in the show, new reporting suggests Pakistan may have been

quietly helping Iran protect military aircraft from possible

U.S. strikes, even as Islamabad attempted to broker diplomacy behind the scenes.

But first, today's afternoon spotlight. The United Arab Emirates has reportedly been

secretly carrying out military strikes against Iran, a major development

that could mark one of the biggest shifts in Gulf politics in decades.

According to new reporting from the Wall Street Journal, the UAE has quietly emerged as an active

combatant in the war against Tehran, conducting direct attacks on Iranian targets,

...