The United Arab Emirates’ decision to cut economic ties with Iran is likely to impose more pain on the Islamic Republic as it faces the loss of a vital trade link amid escalating tensions with the US.
Dubai was the back door that Iranian companies used to buy foreign goods despite all of the American sanctions
Abu Dhabi spent years shielding its commercial relationship with Tehran while keeping a close security partnership with Washington. Dubai’s re-export and finance trade was how Iranian firms reached …
UAE’s financial embargo on Iran after missile threat puts rivalry back in spotlight
DUBAI, Aug 19 – The United Arab Emirates’ decision to suspend all financial and economic transactions with Iran until further notice, citing a military escalation by Tehran with a missile threat, has …
UAE’s financial embargo on Iran after missile threat puts rivalry back in spotlight
DUBAI, Aug 19 – The United Arab Emirates’ decision to suspend all financial and economic transactions with Iran until further notice, citing a military escalation by Tehran with a missile threat, has …
Iran maps European base strikes as UAE cuts Tehran sanctions escape route
Iran European military base strikes expanded Wednesday as Iranian forces assessed attacks on US refueling aircraft in Bulgaria and a British air base in Cyprus, while the UAE simultaneously cut all …
‘There is no breaking point’: The problem with Trump’s plan to economically strangle Iran
As the administration promises unprecedented economic isolation, former US officials and Iran experts warn Tehran may be willing to absorb far more pain than Washington anticipates.
U.S.-Iran Updates: Kushner says Iran not interested in deal that “makes sense” for U.S. as stalemate continues
President Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner told Fox News on Monday that Iran is “not showing any interest” in striking a deal that “makes sense” for the United States. Mr. Trump is focused …
Trump threatens U.S. ally Oman over Strait of Hormuz as Iran peace deal deadline slips
The president said yesterday the U.S. would scale back imminent military exercises with South Korea in deference to Kim Jong Un.
Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails
By Parisa Hafezi and Katharine Jackson DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Iran will shift to a “fully offensive” military posture because efforts to negotiate a permanent end to its war with the U.S …
Live Updates: Trump threatens to bomb Oman with Iran war stuck in stalemate as 60-day negotiation period ends
The 60-day deadline for the U.S. and Iran to negotiate a peace deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is expiring, with no agreement in sight.