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United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Gulf federation hit by 457 Iranian missiles and drones; formally exited OPEC on 1 May 2026 after a Saudi-UAE rupture began at Mukalla in December 2025.
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#67 Jun
added 300kbd to 2.44mbd, outside quota framework since 1 May
European Oil Markets: OPEC adds 188kbd into 37-year output low#1205 Jun
Treasury hits first Chinese oil firm
Iran Conflict 2026#65 Jun
Confirmed on 3 June no Ebola onward transmission found
Pandemics and Biosecurity: US widens Ebola ban to green-card holders#1173 Jun
Condemned strike and called for a unified Gulf response through its diplomatic adviser
Iran Conflict 2026: Kuwait expels two of Iran's diplomats#10821 May
Signed the formal IMO letter rejecting Iran's PGSA transit route
Iran Conflict 2026: Five Gulf states reject Iran's sea route#10520 May
Mentioned in: Iran charts Hormuz with formal PGSA coordinates
Iran Conflict 2026#10319 May
Declared nuclear-plant attacks a red line and reserved Article 51 self-defence rights
Iran Conflict 2026: UNSC at Barakah: red line invoked#10219 May
Mentioned in: OFAC SDN round skips mainland refineries again
Iran Conflict 2026#10219 May
Restored off-site power to Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 on 19 May 2026
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA welcomes Barakah Unit 3 power back#10218 May
Mentioned in: PGSA goes live on Hormuz transit
Iran Conflict 2026#10218 May
Mentioned in: Trump posts a cancelled Iran strike
Iran Conflict 2026#10117 May
Drone hits perimeter of Barakah nuclear plant
Iran Conflict 2026#10015 May
Blocked joint statement by demanding Iran be condemned for attacks on neighbouring states
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE blocks BRICS Iran statement after Gulf drone strikes#9410 May
Intercepted two Iranian drones over its territory
Iran Conflict 2026: Iranian drones hit UAE, Kuwait, Qatar in one morning#939 May
Mentioned in: Bahrain arrests 41; Iran threatens Gulf shipping
Iran Conflict 2026#928 May
Mentioned in: Beijing splits MOFCOM defiance from NFRA loan halt
Iran Conflict 2026#928 May
Mentioned in: US gasoline hits $4.54 as Hormuz premium sticks
Iran Conflict 2026#938 May
Mentioned in: OFAC sanctions China's biggest SAR satellite firm
Iran Conflict 2026#907 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan carries US memo to Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#916 May
Fujairah hits 1.62 mbpd; ADCOP nears cap
Iran Conflict 2026#895 May
Mentioned in: CMA CGM San Antonio hit by missile
Iran Conflict 2026#894 May
Iran zone now spans Fujairah, Khorfakkan
Iran Conflict 2026#894 May
Mentioned in: Brent's kinetic premium settles at $6.81
Iran Conflict 2026#74 May
Mentioned in: Six Arc7 carriers face binary maintenance fork
European Energy Markets#13 May
OPEC+ hike 188kbd, UAE out of the room
European Oil Markets#11 May
Mentioned in: EIA pencils Brent at $89 by Q4 2026
European Oil Markets#861 May
Mentioned in: Brent falls $14.83 in a session
Iran Conflict 2026#8530 Apr
OPEC+ Seven agree 206k bpd June increase
Iran Conflict 2026#8430 Apr
Brent settles at $123, new wartime high
Iran Conflict 2026#8530 Apr
Mentioned in: Khamenei claims 'new management' of Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#8429 Apr
Mentioned in: Hengli cuts Singapore arm to 5%
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Announced withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+ effective 1 May 2026
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE quits OPEC effective 1 May#8328 Apr
Brent hits $111.16, a new post-war high
Iran Conflict 2026#8428 Apr
Mentioned in: OFAC sb0477 hits Iran shadow banking
Iran Conflict 2026#627 Apr
Mentioned in: Mubaraz: first loaded LNG out of Hormuz
European Energy Markets#525 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz: 19 transits, no LNG; ALSI bounce was Atlantic
European Energy Markets#7824 Apr
OFAC cuts fifth round, 14 targets
Iran Conflict 2026#7824 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC ends self-restraint, warns host neighbours
Iran Conflict 2026#721 Apr
Received approved Foreign Military Sales case for Coyote procurement
Drones: Industry & Defence: RTX demos reusable Coyote against swarms#7621 Apr
Saudis welcome, UAE posts harder conditions
Iran Conflict 2026#7116 Apr
#7015 Apr
Mentioned in: Bessent threat fails; Brent ignores Treasury
Iran Conflict 2026#115 Apr
Mentioned in: OFAC turns IP law on Operation Zero
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#6713 Apr
joined US blockade as host-base state with limited room to refuse
Iran Conflict 2026: UK leads 40-nation rival coalition against blockade#6713 Apr
Mentioned in: Oil surges past $103 on blockade
Iran Conflict 2026#6813 Apr
Mentioned in: Meloni breaks European line to the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#6712 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump's toll-payer order targets allied ships
Iran Conflict 2026#512 Apr
absorbed drone and missile attacks despite ceasefire announcement
Drones: Industry & Defence: Iran breaks Gulf ceasefire within hours#6712 Apr
Mentioned in: Saudi pipeline bypass restores 7 million bpd route
Iran Conflict 2026#1311 Apr
Mediated the 175-for-175 prisoner exchange alongside the US
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: UAE brokers 175-for-175 prisoner swap with US#510 Apr
Mentioned in: UK buys Skyhammer from unproven startup
Drones: Industry & Defence#1310 Apr
#1310 Apr
#639 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran strikes five Gulf states on ceasefire day
Iran Conflict 2026#58 Apr
intercepted 2,256 drone attacks, 537 ballistic missiles, and 26 cruise missiles since 28 February
Drones: Industry & Defence: UAE absorbs 2,256 drones since February#58 Apr
#43 Apr
Iran Fires 4,446 Drones in Five-Week Campaign
Drones: Industry & Defence#551 Apr
Mentioned in: Falling Shrapnel Kills Fujairah Farm Worker
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
UAE Stops 2,469 Missiles and Drones
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
Mentioned in: Fujairah Bypass Pipeline Reaches 71% Capacity
Iran Conflict 2026#541 Apr
UAE closes Iranian hospital, voids visas
Iran Conflict 2026#31 Apr
Mentioned in: IEA logs Hormuz LNG loss at 2 bcm weekly
European Energy Markets#31 Apr
Mentioned in: OIES puts Q1 global LNG supply cut at 20%
European Energy Markets#5531 Mar
UAE Dismantles IRGC Networks on Its Soil
Iran Conflict 2026#331 Mar
“quantified lng supply loss from uae”
European Energy Markets · source event
#928 Mar
Zelenskyy signs Gulf security deals
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#326 Mar
Expected next signatory to defence deal
Drones: Industry & Defence: Ukraine deploys 228 specialists to Gulf#4725 Mar
Mentioned in: Hezbollah demands Iran envoy reversal
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent rebounds to $102 after record drop
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Strike hits 350m from Iran's reactor
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon plans to seize Kharg Island
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens to destroy Gulf energy
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent peaks at $126 — record war high
Iran Conflict 2026#222 Mar
Mentioned in: 55% of firms regret their AI layoffs
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#4320 Mar
Mentioned in: Al-Aqsa sealed for Eid; first since 1967
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens Gulf desalination grids
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: Riyadh expels five Iranian diplomats
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: 47 Iranian drones downed in 24 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: IEA: 8m barrels/day — record disruption
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait refinery struck by Iran again
Iran Conflict 2026#4419 Mar
Mentioned in: 84 wounded as missiles breach Arad
Iran Conflict 2026#4419 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens crushing strikes on UAE
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran strikes Kuwait refineries
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Greek Patriot battery fires at Yanbu
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Iranian missile hits Haifa oil refinery
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Ras Laffan struck again in second wave
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Rubio bypasses Congress on $16.5bn arms
Iran Conflict 2026#4117 Mar
Mentioned in: Diesel at $5.07; inflation fears mount
Iran Conflict 2026#4117 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC names five Gulf energy targets
Iran Conflict 2026#4117 Mar
Mentioned in: Debris shuts two more UAE gas plants
Iran Conflict 2026#4117 Mar
Mentioned in: Qatar expels Iran envoys over Ras Laffan
Iran Conflict 2026#4016 Mar
Mentioned in: UAE downs 55 projectiles; Fujairah burns
Iran Conflict 2026#516 Mar
Mentioned in: UK-Ukraine sign defence industry pact
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#4116 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel hits South Pars gas field
Iran Conflict 2026#4116 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: I will destroy all of South Pars
Iran Conflict 2026#4316 Mar
Mentioned in: Iraq: force majeure; oil goes nowhere
Iran Conflict 2026#4016 Mar
Mentioned in: Migrant workers bear the Gulf's losses
Iran Conflict 2026#3815 Mar
Fujairah oil hub struck a second time
Iran Conflict 2026#3815 Mar
Intercepted 1,919 projectiles in 17 days with 7 killed and 142 injured
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE tallies 1,919 intercepts in 17 days#3815 Mar
Suffered first death inside Abu Dhabi in Al Bahyah district strike
Iran Conflict 2026: First death inside Abu Dhabi#3815 Mar
Watched oil exports drop 60% as Brent hit $106, a war high
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent breaks $106, 50% above pre-war#3715 Mar
Oil above $104 as war enters week three
Iran Conflict 2026#3815 Mar
Left without allied naval support as all five Hormuz nations refused
Iran Conflict 2026: Every named ally refuses Hormuz escort#3815 Mar
Suffered drone strike shutting Shah gas field, one of world's largest
Iran Conflict 2026: Drone fire shuts UAE's $10bn gas field#3815 Mar
Drone shuts Dubai Airport for 7 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump waives Russia sanctions; G7 balks
Iran Conflict 2026#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel kills Hamas official in Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
F1 cancels Bahrain and Saudi races
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: Two drones breach Kuwait base, wound 3
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: Hamas: stop hitting Gulf neighbours
Iran Conflict 2026#3514 Mar
Threatened by Iran with strikes on Emirati oil installations
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran threatens Gulf oil sites#3614 Mar
Intercepted full barrage of 9 missiles and 33 drones; Fujairah burned
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE stops full barrage; Fujairah burns#3413 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran draws first blood on Omani soil
Iran Conflict 2026#3413 Mar
Mentioned in: Three officials, three lines on Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#3413 Mar
Mentioned in: Blast hits Tehran al-Quds march
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: Mojtaba speaks via proxy, unseen
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Six ships hit from Hormuz to Basra
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Faced first deployment of Iranian explosive drone boats in Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran deploys drone boats in Hormuz#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: US KC-135 tanker crashes in Iraq
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: Lebanon displacement passes 800,000
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: Two cabinet members split on Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Watched Brent breach $100 for first time since 2022 amid war pressure
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent closes above $100 for first time#3210 Mar
Backed record UNSC resolution condemning Iran attacks 13-0-2
Iran Conflict 2026: Record UN resolution condemns Iran#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Chinese ships pass; others are seized
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC adopts one-tonne minimum warhead
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: 50 ammo shelters hit across Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#48 Mar
Mentioned in: Ukraine weighs lifting arms export ban
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#48 Mar
Mentioned in: Gulf states order 8,000 Ukraine drones
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#48 Mar
Mentioned in: Saudi firm buys Ukrainian interceptors
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#48 Mar
Mentioned in: Ukrainian drone crews deploy in Gulf
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#18 Mar
Mentioned in: Closed skies strand Iraq before playoff
2026 FIFA World Cup#287 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel strikes Tehran's Shahran refinery
Iran Conflict 2026#287 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC retaliates at Haifa refinery
Iran Conflict 2026#307 Mar
Mentioned in: Seventh US soldier dies of Day 1 wounds
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Mentioned in: Arab League condemns Iran's attacks
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Mentioned in: Russia feeds Iran US targeting data
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran targets Saudi Shaybah oilfield
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Endured record single-day barrage of 109 drones and 9 ballistic missiles
Iran Conflict 2026: 109 drones, 9 missiles: record UAE day#257 Mar
Mentioned in: UN: 330,000 displaced, aid failing
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran general denies confirmed strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran: European war allies become targets
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Pressed Saudi-Iran back-channel as attacks on Gulf states intensified
Iran Conflict 2026: Saudi back-channel to Iran intensifies#267 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC fires hours after halt order
Iran Conflict 2026#256 Mar
Mentioned in: Bahrain embassy strike was intercepted
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
UAE's MBZ first public appearance of war
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Mentioned in: UAE: 16 missiles, 120+ drones launched
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Weighed freezing Iranian assets as economic response to sustained attacks
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE weighs Iranian asset freeze#286 Mar
Mentioned in: 454,000 displaced in Lebanon in six days
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: war ends when Iran 'cries uncle'
Iran Conflict 2026#36 Mar
Mentioned in: Ukraine $1,000 drone vs $6m Patriot
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#286 Mar
Mentioned in: Bahrain: 234 projectiles in nine days
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran strikes Israeli embassy in Bahrain
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Mentioned in: India breaks four-day silence on Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Mentioned in: Germany rules out joining Iran campaign
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Condemned Iranian attacks in BRICS split, opposing China and Russia
Iran Conflict 2026: BRICS splits on Iran, no joint statement#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon eyes Korea missile shields
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: EU backs Spain after Trump threatens it
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Houthis signal readiness to join the war
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Germany weighs joining Iran campaign
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran fires 14 missiles at Qatar
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Confirmed first ballistic missile to land on Emirati soil
Iran Conflict 2026: One Iranian missile lands inside UAE#225 Mar
Depleted 165 ballistic missile interceptors with no US resupply
Iran Conflict 2026: Interceptors burning, no US resupply#225 Mar
Mentioned in: China sends envoy to protect Gulf LNG
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Spain's Sanchez refuses US base access
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: 198 projectiles hit Bahrain in six days
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
WHO Dubai hub halted, 75 nations hit
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Australia deploys C-17, rules out combat
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Macron orders Charles de Gaulle to Med
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Received French Rafale jets at Al-Dhafra base for air defence
Iran Conflict 2026: French Rafales deploy to UAE Al-Dhafra#225 Mar
Mentioned in: France opens military bases to US forces
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: UK deploys four Typhoons to Qatar
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Lebanon orders IRGC arrests
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: EU and Gulf states condemn Iran jointly
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Tanker struck at Iraq's Khor al-Zubair
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Duqm port hit again, bypass routes thin
Iran Conflict 2026#204 Mar
Missile debris hits Dubai's Burj Al Arab
Iran Conflict 2026#204 Mar
Signed joint statement backing right to respond offensively to Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Seven Gulf states back offensive action#184 Mar
Fujairah struck; Gulf bunkering hub hit
Iran Conflict 2026#184 Mar
Published 708 intercepts: 165 ballistic, 2 cruise missiles, 541 drones
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE and Kuwait recorded 1,088 intercepts#174 Mar
Drone hits Dubai US consulate car park
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon: Iran missile rate declining
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran's salvos shrink from hundreds to 40
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC claims US Qatar radar 'dismantled'
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Weighed direct strikes on Iranian missile launch sites with Saudi Arabia
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE and Saudi Arabia weigh Iran strikes#194 Mar
Israeli-owned ship struck near Fujairah
Iran Conflict 2026#184 Mar
IRGC: 20 drones struck Dubai consulate
Iran Conflict 2026#13 Mar
Mentioned in: Abu Dhabi Round 2 deadlocks on borders
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#153 Mar
Faced harder-to-intercept constant dispersed Iranian strike pattern
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran switches to constant dispersed hits#153 Mar
Mentioned in: US closes Riyadh and Kuwait embassies
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
Mentioned in: Two drones strike US Embassy in Riyadh
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
Mentioned in: US orders departure from 16 countries
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
13,000 regional flights cancelled
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
Mentioned in: Europe condemns Iran; not the strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
UAE reopens airports as Gulf shuts down
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
Mentioned in: Ben Gurion airport closed indefinitely
Iran Conflict 2026#82 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait Patriot fire kills three US jets
Iran Conflict 2026#92 Mar
Mentioned in: Europe condemns war it will not fight
Iran Conflict 2026#82 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait refinery hit by Iranian shrapnel
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar
1,560 flights cut; Gulf airports closed
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar
Closed Tehran embassy, first Gulf state to sever diplomatic presence
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE closes Tehran embassy; first in Gulf#112 Mar
Mentioned in: Qatar shoots down two Iranian Su-24s
Iran Conflict 2026#72 Mar
Tanker MV Skylight hit near Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#71 Mar
Maersk and CMA CGM halt Hormuz transits
Iran Conflict 2026#31 Mar
Mentioned in: 8,828 drones in 24 hours — triple norm
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#11 Mar
Mentioned in: 8,828 drones in 24 hours — triple norm
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#11 Mar
Mentioned in: Ukraine shares drone-defence playbook
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#71 Mar
Hormuz down 70%; 150 tankers at anchor
Iran Conflict 2026#41 Mar
Hormuz open in name; US ships targeted
Iran Conflict 2026#41 Mar
Hit by Iran's second missile and drone salvo targeting Gulf territory
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's second salvo hits Israel and Gulf#41 Mar
Suffered three killed and 58 injured in Iranian missile strikes
Iran Conflict 2026: Three dead in UAE from Iranian missiles#61 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel claims air supremacy over Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#61 Mar
Suffered one killed and seven injured in Abu Dhabi airport strike
Iran Conflict 2026: One killed at Abu Dhabi airport strike#61 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon: war will last 'weeks not days'
Iran Conflict 2026#61 Mar
Dubai airport hit; 70% of flights cut
Iran Conflict 2026#51 Mar
Mentioned in: Erdogan condemns all sides, backs none
Iran Conflict 2026#51 Mar
Mentioned in: Spain rebukes Washington over Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#41 Mar
#627 Feb
Mentioned in: Belgium and France seize tanker Ethera
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#527 Feb
Mentioned in: 56% of Russian crude on shadow tankers
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#624 Feb
Mentioned in: Ukraine opens drone factory in Suffolk
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#64 Feb