UAE presidential advisor Anwar Gargash says that Israeli influence in the Gulf will increase as a result of Iran’s strategy in the region, as Tehran pressed an air campaign against its neighbours, reports AFP.

“The Iranian strategy will actually concretise the American role…It will not reduce it. We will also see Israeli influence become more prominent in the Gulf, not less,” Gargash said, in remarks released to the media.

The advisor also confirmed the UAE was ready to “join any American-led effort, international effort to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz”.