Is UAE instigating a US seizure of long disputed Gulf islands? - Responsible Statecraft

Is UAE instigating a US seizure of long disputed Gulf islands?  Responsible StatecraftDay 34 of Middle East conflict — Oil prices surge as Trump’s Iran war speech fails to calm nerves  CNNA Bid to Use Force to Open Strait of Hormuz Hits Roadblocks at U.N. Security Council  The New York TimesIsraeli air strike destroys bridge in eastern Lebanon  france24.comUN to vote on Hormuz resolution as China opposes authorization of force  Reuters