Eighty-three percent of Iranian strikes hit Gulf states. The region’s safe-haven brand is shattered, and the risk premium is now permanent.
Browsing: UAE
“Becoming Singapore” means choosing compliance. But Iranian missiles over Dubai expose the model’s limits.
Pakistan deepens Gulf military ties and US-Iran mediation, yet gets caught between Saudi and Emirati rivalry over regional alignment.
After absorbing massive Iranian strikes, the UAE redefines trust in partners based on wartime stance, defense tech access, and Hormuz security.
Sudan’s war grinds into year three with SAF holding Khartoum, RSF dominating Darfur, and peace efforts failing.
Post-war Gulf faces a trilemma: deeper integration, stagnant status quo, or a new Saudi-Emirati rift inviting foreign interference.
Abu Dhabi’s offensive against Iranian financial networks provides a powerful new tool for U.S. sanctions to degrade Tehran’s regional proxy capabilities.
Surging construction material costs and shipping disruptions from the Iran war further strain an already overstretched and precarious global housing supply.
Egypt faces a diplomatic crisis as its refusal to join the US-Israeli coalition against Iran alienates key Gulf allies Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.
Iranian drone terror unites Ukraine and Gulf monarchies in a new defense pact, exchanging combat-proven counter-UAS expertise for strategic regional support.