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Lauren Aratani

US intelligence document describes UAE efforts to influence American politics – report

The former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo speaks with the Emirati ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba, in Abu Dhabi in 2019.
The former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo speaks with the Emirati ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba, in Abu Dhabi in 2019. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AP

A classified US intelligence report details efforts undertaken by the United Arab Emirates to influence American politics, offering a scrutinizing look at a close US ally, according to the Washington Post.

Written by the National Intelligence Council, the report says that the UAE has for years – across multiple presidential administrations – illegally and legally attempted to shape US policy. The Post cited three anonymous sources who have read the report, which the council has been showing to policymakers in recent weeks.

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