United Arab Emirates (UAE)

On 18 August, the UAE halted trade, commercial exchange and financial transactions with Iran. The decision cut a channel that had handled both re-exports and payments for Iran, placing the federation's commercial infrastructure at the centre of its conflict response.

On 13 August, the UAE named the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over attacks on two vessels linked to its state oil company. The attribution followed an earlier missile allegation and showed Abu Dhabi moving from an individual maritime claim towards a wider rupture with Tehran.

On 28 April, the UAE announced that it would leave its oil producers' cartel from 1 May, citing the Hormuz blockade and Gulf allies' inaction. The move put Emirati output outside the quota system when secure export capacity had become a strategic concern for Abu Dhabi.

On 3 May, the remaining producers approved a June output increase without the UAE. For the federation, the break traded collective production discipline for greater freedom to use its own oil capacity during a regional transport crisis.

On 11 April, the UAE helped mediate a 175-for-175 Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange with the United States. The deal returned Ukrainian soldiers and civilians from Russia while sending Russian prisoners home, giving the UAE a working diplomatic role beyond the Gulf conflict.

On 26 June, another Emirati-brokered exchange freed 160 prisoners on each side. Repeated swaps show that the UAE has retained a channel for practical Mediation even while its own regional security position has hardened.