BEIRUT—The diplomatic breakthrough concerning Israel and the United Arab Emirates caps much more than a quarter-century of deepening—but mainly secret—business and stability ties concerning the two nations that alerts a key shift in the geopolitics of the Middle East.
A key driver bringing the Israelis and Emiratis collectively has been their shared distrust of Iran, which they check out as a destabilizing drive in the location, and their concern about its expanding armed service capabilities. That drove expanding intelligence cooperation concerning…