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Bipartisan support in both the US House and the Senate introduced legislation on Thursday whose goal is to create an integrated air defense system to enhance military cooperation between Israel and neighboring Muslim countries for a potential war against Iran, reports TOI.
The Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses (DEFEND) Act is Washington’s most recent attempt to boost the Abraham Accords brokered by the Trump cabinet. The accord was forged between Israel, Bahrain, the UAE, and Morocco in 2020.
The bill would authorize the US Defense Department to cooperate with Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and the Gulf Cooperation Council. The GCC includes the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman.
The aim is to create an integrated missile and air defense infrastructure to defend against potential Iranian attacks.
Aside from Egypt, Jordan, and — thanks to the Abraham Accords — the UAE and Bahrain, Israel has no formal alliances with the rest of the states listed in the US legislation.