UAE President Tells ‘Enemies’ Country Is ‘No Easy Prey’

United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed warned the country’s “enemies” not to mistake its prosperity for weakness, delivering rare public remarks as Iranian strikes on the Gulf nation continue.

“The UAE has thick skin and bitter flesh, we are no easy prey,” the president said during a visit to a hospital, where he met people wounded by an Iranian projectile. “The UAE is attractive, the UAE is beautiful, the UAE is a model. But I say to them: ‘Do not be misled by the UAE’s appearance.’”