You might think why the Dubai ruler doesn’t want the ports located on the main highway of the world’s trade routes; no competition needed for Dubai services based economy
Assab, Aden, Djibooty are located on the world’s main highway and a threat to Dubai (the ruler wants no competition)
He has achieved his goals so far and wants his telalaki abyss to threaten the ports on the horn so no more investments will be done on them due to uncertainty and possibility of war—- win for Dubai