In unusual remarks, United Arab Emirates' former Deputy Police Chief Dhahi Khalfan Tamim asserted Wednesday that Israel was capable of destroying Iran's nuclear project with one single attack.
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Tamim, who previously served as the UAE's chief of police, notably led the investigation into the 2010 assassination of top Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel room by Mossad intelligence agency officers.
On Twitter, Tamim wrote, "Israel can attack the nuclear facilities in Iran. And it would be easier than you think. One covert attack in the middle of the night and everything would be over the next morning."
In a humorous follow-up tweet, he wrote, "The Jews have a custom embedded in them, first they cry and get sympathy and understanding from all over the world, and only then they act."
As one of the heads of the country's ostentatious police force, Tamim has become something of a symbol of the UAE.
The tweet-happy official has gotten into trouble for comments he has made online in the past.
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