"AS British PM Cameron eyes up defense co-operation with the UAE, wider British and US plans to increase their armed forces in the Gulf may be part of a geopolitical move to encircle Iran and expand NATO.
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, announced the possible deployment on Friday ahead of a visit to Oman where he is expected to conclude a 2.5 billion dollar deal with the Omani government for 12 Typhoon fighter jets.
These are the latest sales of a plane the Prime Minster has said he is “very keen” to promote. Saudi Arabia already has 72 of the aircraft and Cameron wants to set up a defense partnership with the United Arab Emirates which could involve an order for up to 60 more.
“What you are seeing specifically with the United Arab Emirates is not just a plan to sell Typhoon aircraft, but a big, significant defense co-operation, which could lead to more British troops stationed in the country,” Cameron told journalists at camp Bastion in Afghanistan on Friday.
“This is an exciting possibility for both countries to have a proper strategic defense relationship, a defense partnership, and I think that’s the way the world is going. People don’t just want to just buy equipment now, they want to have a proper industrial and defense partnership,” he continued.
However Patrick Henningsen, a geo-political analyst, told RT that one of the reasons for beefing up the British and American presence in the region could be to launch air attacks on Syria and ultimately Iran..."
at http://rt.com/news/uk-military-nato-gulf-691/
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