UAE Cuts Ties As Iran Warns Gulf States Against Helping Washington;
• Zero HedgeKpler Says US Navy Gaining Ground In Hormuz
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UAE United Arab Emirates
UAE 'on high alert' after detecting two ballistic missiles from Iran, warns of firm response
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UAE UNLOCKS BILLIONS IN FROZEN IRANIAN TREASURE - INCLUDING 2 TONS OF PURE GOLD!
• LinkedinPicture this: a private jet loaded with literal tons of gold, taking off under the radar, flying straight into the heart of Iran.
"Zero Hormuz Dependency": UAE Races To Rewire Energy Flows, Bypassing Chokepoint Chaos
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenThe shuttered Strait of Hormuz is expected to reopen within days, though conflicting reports suggest the US-Iran memorandum of understanding could be formally signed as early as today, Thursday, or Friday.
UAE State Oil Company Head Says Hormuz Bypass Pipeline Nearly 50 Percent Complete
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Evgenia FilimianovaThe head of the UAE's state oil company said on May 20 that a major new oil pipeline designed to bypass the Strait of Hormuz is nearly 50 percent complete, as regional tensions and competing maritime controls reshape global energy routes.
$6Trillion-45,000 Tonne PetroGold Rush Begins!
• Zero HedgeIn this week's Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire explains how the UAE's exit from OPEC is accelerating the shift away from oil-backed dollar demand, and why he believes gold is the only asset capable of filling that role as the petrodollar weaken
Attack Drone Hits Near UAE Nuclear Power Plant
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenAbu Dhabi authorities report that a kamikaze drone struck an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Al Dhafra.
UAE Seeks To Double Oil Export Capacity, Bypassing Strait Of Hormuz With Pipeline By 2027
• https://www.alexjoneslive.com, By Sean MillerThe United Arab Emirates is seeking to build an oil pipeline by 2027 which will enable them to bypass the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint and double their export capacity.
The United Arab Emirates will now let residents pay government fees and taxes using crypto
• LinkedinCrypto dot com just received the first-ever Stored Value Facilities license from the UAE Central Bank, making it the first crypto platform approved to process government payments in the country.
Report: UAE Has Secretly Launched Attacks Against Iran
• https://news.antiwar.com, by Dave DeCampAccording to The Wall Street Journal, the attacks included the bombing of Iran's Lavan Island after the ceasefire was announced
Saudi Arabia Vs UAE
• https://www.zerohedge.com, By Benjamin PictonThe Little Red Hen
World Starts To "Build" Around Hormuz; Japan Buying UAE Oil Bypassing Strait...
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenWorld Starts To "Build" Around Hormuz; Japan Buying UAE Oil Bypassing Strait As ADNOC To Spend $55 Billion On Pipelines
Iran strikes UAE's Fujairah oil zone with drones; three Indians injured
• https://www.firstpost.com, FP News DeskIran launched a series of drone and missile attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Monday, its first direct targeting of the country since early April and raising fresh concerns over the stability of a fragile ceasefire with the United States and Isr
UAE Threatens Military Response After Iran Missile Attack Results In Injuries, Fire At Key Oil Site
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenUAE Threatens Military Response
UAE EXIT FROM OPEC: THE BIRTH OF A STABLE PETROCOIN
• https://www.linkedin.com, Brian ByrneCAUGHT THE OIL mavens on the back foot today. Shock exit. New OPEC 2.0 forming, tilting firmly toward non OPEC nations (Canada, USA et al). UAE desperately needs $ swap lines so extended an olive branch to the Fed.
UAE's OPEC exit hands Asia a petroyuan moment
• https://asiatimes.com, by Irvan MaulanaUAE did not leave OPEC to start a currency revolution, but the cartel's loss looks to be Asia's petrodollar-weakening gain
For decades, many parts of Iran have struggled with severe drought.
• https://x.com, Ben SwannNow, some of those same regions are seeing levels of rain and snowfall not recorded in over 60 years.
Ep. 6228 - Matt Wolfson on Underappreciated Danger of the United Arab Emirates - 4/9/26
• https://www.youtube.com, Scott HortonScott interviews Matt Wolfson about an article he recently wrote about the United Arab Emirates. Wolfson argues that the US and Israel have helped build up the UAE into a regional power with an increasingly interventionist foreign policy of its own.
The UAE and the FTC
• https://www.schiffgold.com, Original AnalysisThe FTC was founded on the premise that collusion can be sustained indefinitely, and only regulation can destabilize it.
The UAE's OPEC gambit: Clever power play or road to chaos?
• https://www.rt.com, By Murad SadygzadeAbu Dhabi's break with the oil cartel is less about barrels than power – testing Riyadh, helping Trump, and redrawing Gulf alliances
Boom! United Arab Emirates Exits OPEC
• https://patrickwood.substack.com, Patrick WoodThe End Of The Petrodollar And The Rise Of IMEC
UAE Leaves OPEC and OPEC+ in Huge Blow to the Cartel. What's That Mean?
• https://mishtalk.com, By MishThe UAE decides that its best interests are leaving the group. Let's discuss the implications.
UAE to exit Opec, Opec+ in strategic shift to boost output flexibility
• https://www.firstpost.com, FP Business DeskThe United Arab Emirates has announced it will withdraw from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the OPEC+ alliance effective May 1, marking a significant shift in global oil geopolitics and potentially weakening the cart
UAE To Move 50% Of Government Services To AI By 2028
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenFinally a practical use of AI.
Gulf States Considering Network Of New Pipelines To Bypass Strait Of Hormuz
• Zero HedgeOne month ago, at the start of the war, we said it was surprising that UAE's oil export terminal of Fujairah was not a bigger terminal as it bypasses the Straits completely, and predicted a "major infrastructure push here after the war."
The War as the Trade
• https://ronpaulinstitute.org, by Gerry NolanWSJ: UAE preparing to formally enter the war, the first Gulf state to become a combatant lobbying for a UN Security Council resolution authorising force to open the Strait of Hormuz.
'Punish Iran': Saudi Arabia & UAE Inch Closer To Joining US-Israeli War
• https://www.zerohedge.com, Via Middle East EyeEarlier this month, Elbridge Colby, a senior official in the US Department of War, held a call with Saudi Arabian Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, who is also the brother and top adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Iran's attacks on US
UAE 'Spy Sheikh' Bought Secret 49% Stake In Trump Crypto Company, World Liberty Financial
• Activist PostThis is a stunning revelation into the mind of Donald Trump. Just before the inauguration, Trump's crypto company, World Liberty Financial, struck a secret deal with the head of security in the UAE for a 49% stake for $500 million.
After Iranian suicide drones struck a French naval base in the UAE
• LinkedinFrance has now decided to send its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean to defend the region against the Iranian threat
Drone strikes just took out 3 AWS data centres
• LinkedinTwo facilities in the UAE directly hit. One in Bahrain damaged. Banks offline. Payments down. AWS telling customers to migrate workloads out of the region entirely.
