These games are being called "Islands of Loyalty" and come amidst tensions between the UAE and Iran over islands that are located in the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier, in April, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, visited one of the islands. In response UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Mohammed Gargash, said his nation was “fed up” with the Iranians’ “occupation” of the land. Dialogue between the two countries has become increasingly stronger since.
The Strait of Hormuz have been an extremely tense area ever since Iran threatened to close it, starting last December. Nearly a fifth of the world's oil is transported through the strait.
Peninsula Shield Force is made up of troops from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE.
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