{"id":2586197,"date":"2026-04-01T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arab-nations-like-uae-step-up-as-nato-sits-back-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:16:34","slug":"arab-nations-like-uae-step-up-as-nato-sits-back-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arab-nations-like-uae-step-up-as-nato-sits-back-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab nations like UAE &#8216;step up&#8217; as NATO sits back: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farab-nations-like-uae-step-up-as-nato-sits-back-joe-concha%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2586197&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An opinion piece by Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha argues that Arab nations, led by the United Arab Emirates, are stepping up in the Iran conflict while NATO allies appear to hesitate. Concha rates the U.S. effort since late February as a \u201c10 out of 10\u201d in terms of progress and suggests it would have seemed unlikely two years ago for arab states to join washington against Iran while many European countries did little. He highlights the UAE as a \u201cpleasant surprise\u201d for taking a leading role in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring the free flow of oil,not only for themselves but for others as well. The article notes that the UAE privately pushes the U.S.toward a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-dems-scrambled-to-release-a-statement-after-attack-on-israel\/\" title=\"Dems Rushed to Issue Statement on Israel Attack\">potential ground invasion<\/a> of Iran and points out that Iran\u2019s retaliation has heavily targeted the UAE. It also discusses comments by marco rubio about possibly withdrawing troops in Europe, the expectation that more NATO allies may join the effort, and calls for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >stronger allied participation<\/a>, while linking to related stories and commentary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arab nations like UAE &lsquo;step up&rsquo; in Iran war as NATO allies sit back: Joe Concha<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2549555\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> heralded the progress the United States has made in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> war amid reports that the U.S.&rsquo;s &ldquo;so-called allies&rdquo; are not giving.<\/p>\n<p>Concha said he would rate the war &ldquo;a 10 out of 10&rdquo; in terms of success since it started in late February. He added that it would be &ldquo;an outrageous scenario&rdquo; two years ago if Arab nations joined the U.S. in defeating Iran&rsquo;s regime while various <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/europe\/\">European<\/a> countries do &ldquo;almost nothing,&rdquo; but noted this is &ldquo;exactly what&rsquo;s happening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4512429\/republicans-grit-teeth-avoid-shutdown-narrative-guy-benson\/\">Shutdown narrative could be avoided if Republicans &lsquo;gritted their teeth&rsquo;: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4512088\/tiger-woods-stepping-away-car-crash-dui-charge\/\">Tiger Woods says he is &lsquo;stepping away&rsquo; after car crash and DUI charge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4511901\/pro-palestine-protests-at-cory-booker-synagogue-book-tour-event\/\">Pro-Palestinian protests break out at Cory Booker synagogue book tour event<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The UAE [United Arab Emirates] is especially a pleasant surprise,&rdquo; Concha said Wednesday on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Varney &amp; Co<\/em>. &ldquo;Their commitment in terms of getting the Strait of Hormuz reopened and going on the offensive, they&rsquo;re going to lead the charge as far as Arab nations are concerned in making sure the free flow and unabated trip through that strait is done for not just for their own economic reasons, since they sit right on the strait, but for others as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3457560&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=97639bb8ce43f8ca6d909ea57e211499\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;And we&rsquo;d love to see our NATO friends, if you want to call them friends, even at this point, step up here,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Because we may be the world&rsquo;s superpower, but we can&rsquo;t do everything alone and do all the lifting for everybody else.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Concha also cited Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a>&lsquo;s statement that the U.S. may consider withdrawing its troops in Europe, since <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4512064\/trump-says-leaving-paper-tiger-nato-beyond-reconsideration\/\">National Atlantic Treaty Organization allies<\/a> won&rsquo;t allow the U.S. to use their bases. Concha said Rubio&rsquo;s remarks got the attention of NATO, and &ldquo;the bet&rdquo; is that more NATO allies will join the U.S. in opening the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Fox Business host Stuart Varney said he&rsquo;s been told Trump is going to &ldquo;hammer&rdquo; European countries during his Oval Office address Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/4511572\/turkey-is-the-nato-ally-trump-should-pressure-first\/\"><strong>TURKEY IS THE NATO ALLY TRUMP SHOULD PRESSURE FIRST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The UAE is reportedly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4510071\/uae-us-invade-iran-gulf-states-trump-war\/\">privately pushing<\/a> the U.S. to launch a ground invasion of Iran. The UAE unexpectedly bore the brunt of Iran&rsquo;s retaliatory assault, as the country has been targeted by more than 2,300 missiles and drones from Iran &mdash; more than Israel, a direct belligerent.<\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. has not yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-forces-say-strikes-on-lebanon-imminent-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Israeli forces say strikes on Lebanon imminent - Washington Examiner\">deployed ground troops<\/a> to Iran, former National Counterterrorism Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4509380\/joe-kent-urges-americans-oppose-us-troops-iran-war\/\">Joe Kent urged his followers on X<\/a> to contact the White House and their lawmakers to oppose this. Kent said it is &ldquo;critical&rdquo; to pray for peace, but also that &ldquo;we work toward peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arab states press Iran, while NATO allies lag<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2586198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26022784372461-e1775060732872.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32404,76979,50459,14872],"class_list":["post-2586197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-geopolitics","tag-gulf-security","tag-nato-2","tag-uae"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26022784372461-e1775060732872.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586197"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586201,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586197\/revisions\/2586201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}