In his in-depth reading of Tenacity, Mike Pompeo conveys from the author a firmly established truth: that the UAE has surpassed the stage of self-assertion through its positions and resolve to become a global reference in steadfastness. When a diplomat of the stature of the former U.S. Secretary of State and CIA Director relays what Fabela documented about the UAE’s resilience during the Iranian terrorist attacks — and not only relays it but praises it and calls for it to be read — he is deploying his political capital only where he sees a truth worthy of documentation.

Fabela presents in his book a testimony for history, describing the UAE’s leadership as “the fiercest, the most tenacious, and the most loyal,” thereby embodying the image of a leadership that managed the scene with the mind of a confident state rather than flustered reactions. The author’s emphasis that Washington is fortunate in this partnership reflects the dimensions of American gratitude for this relationship — an acknowledgment that encapsulates the UAE’s transformation from a traditional ally to a partner possessing a vast surplus of reliability.

In politics, trust is granted only to those states that have affirmed their steadfastness as a principle, not a contingency, and that their presence in crises is greater than the clamor of speeches. The UAE’s inclusion in Tenacity — and Pompeo’s public amplification of it — represents precisely this kind of earned, documented recognition: not performative praise, but a geopolitical verdict delivered by credible witnesses.