INTERVIEW: The UAE was dragged into a war it never wanted, and despite being a close trading partner with Iran, it was attacked more than any other nation
The outcome?
Pulling out of OPEC, closer cooperation with the U.S. and Israel, and a visit by the Crown Prince to China
UAE Prof Abdulkhaleq Abdulla also warned the war is not over: “There’s a 50% chance the war resumes”
We discuss how a resumption of the war would look like, how the UAE is preparing for such an event, and most importantly: What the region will look like once the war ends
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- U.S. -Israel war, not UAE’s choice
- Gulf’s history of wars and UAE resilience
- UAE-U.S. relationship and self-defense strategy
- Iran as UAE’s top security threat
- Why Iran is viewed as an enemy of the UAE
- Why UAE was attacked more than others
- Dubai/UAE as a global hub and symbolic target
- Blame for the war: Iran vs. U.S.
- Was going to war the right decision?
- Military results of the 40-day war
- UAE defense diversification beyond the U.S.
- China vs. America in UAE strategy
- UAE-Iran trade relationship
- UAE leaving OPEC and the “new UAE”
- Risk of a second round of war with Iran