UAE Grovels Then Slaps Iran While Oil Tankers Watch in Horror
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- â˘Last weekend, White House envoy Steve Witkoff met UAE's powerful Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed on Sardinia to discuss Iran policy.
- â˘Days earlier, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced 'Operation Economic Outcast' to impose harsher sanctions on Iran and its partners.
- â˘Following Iranian missile attacks on UAE tankers, Emiratis cut all trade with Iran, ending their $28 billion 2024 business relationship.
White House envoy Steve Witkoff took a secret, non-Instagrammable stroll on Sardinia last weekend to brainstorm Iran strategies with Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed al Nahyan (TBZ)âa man wearing more hats than a Dubai shopping mall. While Vogue wasnât invited, the topic was high-stakes: reopening the Strait of Hormuz and choking Iranâs wallets. Days earlier, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched 'Operation Economic Outcast,' sounding like a bad high school clique targeting Iranâs trade pals. Meanwhile, UAE kicked off a dramatic breakup with Iran, whoâs supposedly sending missiles like unwanted TikTok dsms. UAEâs $28 billion Dubai-Iran trade romance crashed faster than a MySpace page as Abu Dhabi said 'no thanks' to riding shotgun on Iranian mischief. Lastly, U.S. diplomats are now demanding global hosts snap fingers at Iranian money banks or else risk being ghosted from the dollar party.
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(1 of 3)Watching UAE ghost Iran after missiles and cash games is like swiping right, then blocking the number before coffee. Diplomatic shade level: Olympic gold.
Iran just went from business partner to exiled ex faster than you can say âStrait dramaââmeanwhile UAE multitasks like a Wall Street trader on Red Bull.
Sardiniaâs scenic views got hit with more secret meetings than a Netflix thriller, featuring economic sabotage, missile meltdowns, and bank blackouts.
Source: Axios | Published: 9/2/2026 | Author: Barak Ravid
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