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
Professor 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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02:04 - U.S. -Israel war, not UAE’s choice
04:16 - Gulf’s history of wars and UAE resilience
06:31 - UAE-U.S. relationship and self-defense strategy
09:35 - Iran as UAE’s top security threat
10:12 - Why Iran is viewed as an enemy of the UAE
10:59 - Why UAE was attacked more than others
14:22 - Dubai/UAE as a global hub and symbolic target
18:25 - Blame for the war: Iran vs. U.S.
20:33 - Was going to war the right decision?
21:30 - Military results of the 40-day war
25:57 - UAE defense diversification beyond the U.S.
27:19 - China vs. America in UAE strategy
29:01 - UAE-Iran trade relationship
30:38 - UAE leaving OPEC and the “new UAE”
34:22 - Risk of a second round of war with Iran
