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Iranian attacks during the war. Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser for the UAE president, criticised the Arab and Gulf response
response to Iran’s threat to hit targets in the Gulf, the advisor to UAE’s President Anwar Gargash said: “No unilateral Iranian arrangements can be trusted or relied upon, following its treacherous aggression against
UAE’s economy. ## In the US - The US president said he was extending a ceasefire with Iran to give more time for negotiations, but would maintain the naval blockade of Iranian ports. - Reporting from
Iranian ports has further escalated tensions. Tehran and Washington have been exchanging proposals via mediator Pakistan to end the war since a ceasefire came into effect on April 8, but have failed to reach
Iranian ports. The benchmark Brent crude oil price passed $115 a barrel shortly after the reports that Fujairah had come under attack, up more than 5% on the day. Fujairah lies on the east coast
attacked as U.S. says it helped 2 ships through the Strait of Hormuz  allies had made progress since agreeing last year to invest 5% of GDP in defence to meet the growing threat
UAE and Qatar - all hit by Iranian missiles and drones in recent weeks - to share drone expertise and technology, tightening alliances and benefitting from business - and it hopes defence deals - with wealthy US-allied countries
Iranian oil and eventually force the country to shut off production once it runs out of storage space and seek a resolution. With the two locked into a standoff, oil prices have continued to soar
Iranian ports and Iran, in return, refuses to allow any foreign-flagged ships to transit the strait. Iran has also indicated that it may wish to maintain its leverage over the strait post-conflict through
UAE and Qatar to offer counter-drone expertise, signing 10-year defence agreements with all three countries. He later confirmed that Ukrainian forces took part in active operations using domestically produced interceptor drones, shooting down
Iranian strikes](/news/2026/3/9/reprehensible-new-wave-of-iranian-missiles-drones-target-gulf-nations) on key GCC infrastructure have “converted these projects from economic aspirations into security necessities”, a shift that fundamentally alters the political calculus and injects urgency into their implementation. Here is an overview
response to US and Israeli strikes, in order to ease pressure on global crude oil prices. On April 13, it renewed the waiver to May 16. The waiver does not seem to have helped Russia
attacks on US assets in solidarity with Tehran. Iran, which wields considerable influence over Iraqi politics, has also been involved in the political crisis. It has cultivated Shia parties following the removal of President Saddam