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UAE Imposes Trade Embargo on Iran

UAE Imposes Trade Embargo on Iran

Is Iran a destabilizing aggressor the UAE must confront or an unfairly blamed scapegoat?
UAE Imposes Trade Embargo on Iran
Above: An Aerial View of Dubai Interchange taken at sunset on Oct. 29, 2022. Image credit: Rustam Azmi/Getty Images

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The UAE's missile claim against Iran reeks of a false-flag setup, and Iran is right to reject it outright. With the USU.S. and Israel destabilizing the region and tensions already high, blaming Tehran for every incident without solid evidence only deepens the chaos and undermines trust-building efforts. Halting trade over unverified allegations punishes diplomacy, closes off channels for de-escalation, and serves those who want this conflict to keep escalating.

Iran's ballistic missile launches toward the UAE prove Tehran remains a destabilizing force in the Gulf, no matter how much diplomacy is attempted. The UAE bore the brunt of nearly 3,000 Iranian missile and drone attacks during the war, and suspending trade is the bare minimum response to this continued aggression. Letting Iranian provocations slide without consequences would only invite further attacks on Gulf shipping and civilian infrastructure.


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There is a 20% chance that Iran will possess a nuclear weapon before 2041, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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