The French foreign minister said that the "Rafale" fighter jets are already flying over the French military base in the UAE.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in an interview with the media on the 3rd that France has deployed "Rafale" fighter jets in the United Arab Emirates to carry out "airspace security operations" over French military bases. Le Drian said on a French commercial radio program that France has naval and air bases in the UAE, and mobilizing these "Rafale" fighter jets and pilots is to ensure the security of French facilities, and France has the "right to intervene".