UAE

User4f52

Free world? South Korea? USA? What... Next one you gonna name is UAE and Israel

Desperate-Welcome-79

Why are you spreading bullshit about things you clearly know nothing about? Israel doesn’t allow aircraft from hostile countries to enter its airspace. And guess what?… that’s how every country works. That doesn’t mean foreign airlines can’t land in Israel. In this case, the pilot was Omani and worked for the UAE based airline flydubai. Do you seriously think Israel is capable of running background checks on every single pilot working for every foreign airline that flies into the country?

Salt_Contract342

Sidenote: when are we going to see the impact of the UAE leaving OPEC? Seems like a big deal that nobody talks about

Sufficient-Skill9530

Yeah, but if we are talking about a humanitarian crisis of that level, Israel, Saudi, UAE, etc. are even more vulnerable to desalination plants getting hit. 

Sufficient-Skill9530

Any truth on all the reports today about Saudi and UAE infrastructure getting hit? Oil is barely moving so I’m unsure on the truth.

Happy-n-Healthy

UAE announced a huge cap ex plan called "ZERO HORMUZ"

yourgirl696969

BREAKING: Iran appears to have struck ADNOC's Bu Hasa facility southwest of Abu Dhabi, one of the UAE's largest onshore oil and gas fields. Sentinel-3 imagery from today shows a black smoke plume roughly 50 km long over the site. NASA FIRMS recorded a fire radiative power of 143 megawatts at the facility, with the VIIRS mid-infrared channel reading 367 Kelvin, the absolute ceiling the sensor can register, meaning the fire is likely hotter than the data shows. Flights near Abu Dhabi were disrupted earlier today. Bu Hasa crude feeds the Habshan-Fujairah pipeline, the UAE's only export route that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, its own route around Hormuz, has been struck 3 weeks ago.

jrex035

Yep, I'm familiar with him and read the post you're referring to yesterday I believe. Flows through Hormuz have certainly been surging in the last few weeks, no argument here. But market tightness is still present everywhere you look because there still are less barrels moving than pre-war, there's a giant global deficit of oil/refined products that is still getting worse (6-7m bpd less than moving than pre-war) and prices will remain elevated because it costs an extra $25-30 per barrel to move those exports through Hormuz. The extra barrels flowing through Hormuz also don't explain why there's a huge difference between WTI and Brent, why Murban (UAE) crude and Omani crude trade at a premium to Brent, or why dated Brent (prompt delivery) hasn't fallen the same way futures have. It's also worth noting that more flows through Hormuz could also be clamped down on if, or more likely when, Iran next decides to retaliate, making those increased flows somewhat precarious as they've come at the expense of reduced flows through the Red Sea.

jrex035

I wrote a long reply to you but you deleted that post =/ Anyway, bond yields and oil remain directly correlated. Go compare an oil price chart and a 10y or 30y or any other bond chart. You'll see that bond yields peaked on May 19, when WTI was $104, then they dropped hard when WTI fell off a cliff, falling below $70 by the end of June. Then bond yields started rising in July alongside crude prices. Something to keep in mind is that paper oil markets are much easier to manipulate down with fake news headlines than the physical market. Right now, there's a huge gap (~$20 a barrel) between dated Brent (oil contracts to be delivered asap) and Brent front month contracts (to be delivered in November). Why? Because the market is way tighter than the paper market suggests. The same dynamic can be seen in the difference between Brent and Murban (UAE) crude, which are more than $15 apart. Why? Because Murban crude can be delivered to Asia (where they need crude the most) much faster than Brent. Prewar these prices were typically only different by a few cents. And agreed, the only immiment peace deal would be if Trump accepts Iranian terms (they control Strait, they get paid cash up front *before* opening Hormuz, they get sanctions relief and end to blockade, and they get to keep ballistic missile and nuclear programs). Needless to say, I don't expect that to happen anytime soon lol

Neinhalt_Sieger

This is not actual Hormuz, but more the fact that they have open other routes theough Oman. That means that de facto there is a truce to give room go UAE and Saudi to move bypass Hormuz as other nations would support other ports on the Houthis side. This means November will be crazy with escalations IMO, as Iran would need to pull a full Ukraine and flatten the entire Middle East refinery capacity. Prices would stay low in October, stock markets will have a green month and after midterms everything is on the menu, this is the silence before the storm, enjoy this period and make some money.

NotMe357

"JUST IN: Netanyahu reportedly made a secret trip to the UAE to meet Presiden Mohammed bin Zayed, spending roughly 4 hours in the country before returning to Israel." That guy never want peace do he?

FunkyChickenKong

Every time Trump makes tarrif threats and then takes them away it affects the stock market. He's been inside trading and pump and dumping the stocks of arms manufacturers he gives government contracts to fight the war he started this whole time. "NEW YORK (AP) — A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump's two oldest sons is trying to sell to Gulf countries while they are under attack by Iran and dependent on the U.S. military led by their father. The sales drive by Florida-based Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began." Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran https://apnews.com/article/trump-sons-powerus-drone-interceptors-iran-missiles-1d8d858fdad5104a56e4438994093594 Trump Sons Back New Drone Company Targeting Pentagon Sales https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-sons-back-new-drone-company-targeting-pentagon-sales-2f74abca Truth Social Funds - https://www.truthsocialfunds.com/ - investment firm. World Liberty Financial - https://worldlibertyfinancial.com/ - Crypto Treasury firm with a 49% buy in from a UAE sheik. Donald Trump Jr.’s Expanding Business: After Joining 2nd New Board, U.S. Contracts Followed - Forbes Eric Trump invests in Israeli drone maker XTEND's merger with Florida construction firm - Reuters Just one instance of insider trading and pump and dumping stocks using tariff threats: https://x.com/peterschiff/status/1896660831880007729?s=61&t=7QFl7dNiHVpjsF6BIYe-Og https://x.com/peterschiff/status/1896637889687204155?s=61&t=7QFl7dNiHVpjsF6BIYe-Og

Panthera__Tigris

Saudi shipments through Hormuz averaged 5+million barrels daily in Sep. Highest since the start of the war. Same for UAE. Yes, people are dumb. But people who move the markets, aren't.

Neat_Egg_2474

Don’t worry, I’m sure the UAE and the Saudis are ready to keep their stooges afloat.

Oldcuck948

Do you see that large amount of water between Iran and the UAE, well that is now open and mine-less thanks to President Trump. Now ships do not have to go around Kharg island to get out. More ships will be able to navigate thru at the same time stopping Iran from bottle necking ships.

Waiting_for_Exit

We are moving towards to most transparent and obvious market crash of history. Sooner or later the circular financing of AI related companies gonna fail as the Saudi, UAE, and other sucker money dries out. The SP500 and the other indexes that are taken hostage by AI companies, financiers, and suppliers will collapse. Mass layoffs will ensue. I am predicting after the IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic and IPO limit terms are out. Once the corrupt money is out of the market, it'll be time for pensioners and common folk to pay the bill. Also, many of the pension funds will go bankrupt so not only working age people, but also the people who are on pensions will suddenly have no income. I think the damage will be somewhere between the great depression and the great recession.

mtman2343

I think they just sold 49.5% to Saudi UAE and Qatar

moorhound

>FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar >After the Warner Bros merger, channels under the media umbrella will include CBS, CNN, Discovery Channel, TLC, HBO, MTV, TNT, TBS, Nickelodeon, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, and others. Hope you guys are ready for Halal South Park lmao

1ncognito

Quick history lesson on GF- It was founded as the conglomeration of AMD’s Dresden Fab, some IBM fabs in upstate NY and Vermont, and Chartered Semiconductor in Singapore as AMD went fabless. This was accomplished via the relevant business units being purchased by Mubadala, the UAE’s investment arm. First few years AMD remained the majority of the revenue but it quickly became a struggle as AMD wanted to compete at low tech nodes with Nvidia and Intel, but GF couldn’t afford the insane R&D cost that would come with that race, so in 2017 they announced a pivot away from EUV technology to focus on “essential” chips. This means things like radio modems in smartphones, car sensors, power switches, etc. - all the stuff that is needed for that 2nm chip to actually do what it needs to do. This has been a heavily questioned move - many felt like giving up on EUV was essentially giving up on being a market competitor. But it’s proved to at the very least be a stabilizing move, allowing GF to spend the last few years slowly modernizing their internal business processes, something that has shown in the fairly steady margin growth from roughly 25 to 30% As you mentioned, they’ve begun investing heavily into new non-EUV tech; silicon photonics has been a boon to their revenue as the smartphone market has plateaued, and there are legitimate reasons to be excited about GF’s placement in the quantum computing space - their 22FDX platform shows some promise for control modules at cryogenic temperatures for example. Now, do I think that there’s reason to think gf is undervalued in the mid 40s? Absolutely. But I think the “right” price for the stock is probably in the mid 50s to low 60s for the next couple of quarters. If they can start showing some major demand and capacity ramps in the coming quarters then they could shoot up, but I doubt you’re gonna 5x your investment anytime soon. It’s still a very immature company (in the grand scheme of things) that’s gotta get through some growing pains and find the market they can really own.

Low-Cartographer-429

Didn't know about ownership by the UAE. Doesn't sound very US-centric in that case. Will have to learn more about that.

Waiting4Reccession

Its majority owned by the UAE so im not a fan, but also fuck them because they didnt accept me for an apprenticeship.

Longjumping-Bonus723

Some odd Qatar, Saudi, UAE, Pakistan 🌮 today pls? Diaper? 🥭

_Doomer_Wojack_

Das island just got exploded in the Hormuz “Lots of Heat coming from Das Island, UAE in the Persian Gulf.” It’s okay Barak Ravid says this will decrease oil prices tho

Expensive-Host2753

Why is Iran the Hero here??? Israel is terrible but Iran is the worst. Not only are they a theocracy that kills its own citizens who dare to protest as well as women and lgbt people but they’ve also sowed chaos throughout the entire Middle East as the main catalyst in armed conflicts in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, UAE, etc.

Onnimation

**AWS says it can't restore service to Bahrain, UAE facilities 6 months after Iran strikes** GG to data centers. Iran will most likely start targeting them as well due to how valuable they are to AI

Happy-n-Healthy

Okay look at UAE, Kuwait and others

SquatComrade

You really thought you could post dumb bull and not get fact checked in this day n age # 1. "The US has attained its highest energy exports ever." * **Verdict:** **TRUE** * **Details:** The U.S. has hit record high energy exports driven by booming crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production. The U.S. is the world’s top exporter of LNG and a top global crude producer. # 2. "Trump kicked China out of Panama and Venezuela..." * **Verdict:** **FALSE / EXAGGERATED** * **Details:** * **Panama:** China maintains significant economic presence in Panama (including port operations run by CK Hutchison Holdings). While U.S. administrations have exerted diplomatic pressure to limit Chinese infrastructure control, China was not "kicked out." * **Venezuela:** China remains a major creditor and purchaser of Venezuelan crude. Sanctions have complicated logistics, but Chinese state firms still operate in Venezuela’s energy sector. # 3. "Nobody imagines China taking Taiwan any more." * **Verdict:** **FALSE** * **Details:** Geopolitical analysts, intelligence agencies, and military planners still treat a potential Chinese blockade or invasion of Taiwan as one of the single most dangerous global flashpoints. China has not backed away from its stated goal of eventual unification. **4. "The US is tight with Malaysia for control of the Strait of Malacca."** * **Verdict:** **MISLEADING** * **Details:** Malaysia maintains a strictly non-aligned foreign policy and works closely with neighbors like Indonesia and Singapore regarding maritime security. It does not hand over "control" of the Strait to the U.S. while maintaining extensive economic ties with China. # 5. "It will take only maybe 2 years before the Strait of Hormuz is irrelevant..." * **Verdict:** **FALSE** * **Details:** Roughly **20 million barrels per day** (about 20% of global petroleum consumption) move through the Strait of Hormuz. Existing bypass infrastructure—such as Saudi Arabia's East-West Petroline and the UAE's Habshan-Fujairah pipeline—can only reroute about 6.5 to 8 million barrels per day combined. Building enough bypass pipelines to make the Strait irrelevant within two years is geographically and logistically impossible. # 6. "The Saudis and Sunni countries will horsewhip the Houthis and Shia." * **Verdict:** **UNLIKELY / OVERSIMPLIFIED** * **Details:** Saudi Arabia spent years fighting the Houthis in Yemen without a military victory, leading to an extended, fragile truce and ongoing negotiations. Regional dynamics are highly complex, and Sunni coalition victories over Iran-aligned groups are far from guaranteed. # Summary The poster correctly identifies strong **U.S. energy export growth**. However, the post relies on heavy hyperbole, inaccurate claims about global supply chains (Strait of Hormuz bypass capacity), and unrealistic geopolitical outcomes regarding China, Iran, and the Middle East.

Worried_Quarter469

UAE switching sides

NotMe357

"IRAN, UAE AGREE TO “PUT THE PAST ASIDE” Iranian Presiden Masoud Pezeshkian says talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed were positive, following their meeting at the BRICS summit in New Delhi. Pezeshkian said the two sides “agreed to put the past aside” and focus on building a future together, signaling a potential diplomatic thaw despite months of regional conflict." ----- Walter Bloomberg Well.....that's something positive ✨️

Taspaco

You know anything about supply chain?? Europe is drained out of resources. Take Natural gas for example. We sell it to the Americans, and then they sell it to Europe with a markup. Same argument for oil, aluminum, copper....etc. There's a reason why many countries want to pour their money into Canada, ask China and the UAE, they have hundreds of billions of dollars lined up to invest in Canada and we haven't opened the door yet. We get to choose who sits on our table

Halbaras

And in a previous oil crisis, it was Saudi Arabia and the UAE that actually possessed much spare capacity, and who could ramp production up in a couple of months if needed. By existentially threatening Iran, the Americans and Israelis have ensured that neither of the usual two producers can step in as normal. Both the Emiratis and Saudis are depending on lower than normal output through pipelines.

SpiderWil

no it's not, Vietnam too and so is myanmar and Iran for sure and yemen and UAE

Ok_Cry7572

19 hijackers 15 from Saudi Arabia. 2 from UAE. 1 from Egypt. 1 from Lebanon. So why did they go to war with Iraq and Afghanistan?

Apodro

Maybe that's a dumb question, but at some point if all these things keep happening, couldn't we see a massive a attack back from countries like UAE / Qatar / Europe etc against Houthis (and basically anyone close around them) ?

whatsgoingonhonestly

Gotta layover in the UAE tho :sorrow: :cry:

Boheed

I know people with family in the UAE and the vibe is fucked

Boheed

So we got Saudi Arabia and the UAE surrounded by Iran to the north, Iraq to the west, and legions of Houthi rebels in Toyota Hiluxes to the south Good fuckin luck

Own-Recipe5908

There's a very real possibility that Bab-el Mandab becomes a permanent houthi toll-booth with what's going on in Yemen unless Saudis and UAE go all in and on the civil war. Keep your eye on it, market isn't fully paying attention to how rapidly they're losing ground there yet.

Senpai_Slime

Dont even need much to live off dividends either, its like 4 million when rich pricks spend that on two days in the UAE

insbordnat

Is that actually true though? For example: I will have an assload (65B barrels or whatever was mentioned) at some point in the future, let's say it's 5 years. Borrow 65B barrels from UAE or Saudis now, repay with barrels in the future - since oil is generally in backwardation, theoretically it's going to cost the US a literal fuck ton of money in interest/commodity borrow... provide cheaper oil now, the interest gets thrown into the pot of "shit that we'll worry about another day"

Onnimation

**Netanyahu was warned about October 7th 7 days prior to the attack by UAE** So basically he wanted to cause a war and stay in power. Similar to what happened to 9/11. Puts on Israel companies, I would dump any Israel related companies as they will get a lot of backlash in the near future. There's no enough evidence that this was deliberate and Netanyahi his cronies could've stopped the 1k+ Israeli casualties... GG

DL_22

Please show me a link to a ratified agreement other than the one with UAE signed since Carney entered office.

DL_22

None of those deals are ratified and some predate Carney. The only deal he’s signed is with UAE.

areyouhighson

Why? They already took money from a Russian spy, why would a UAE spy be fake news?

DL_22

He has made one (1) trade deal. With UAE. With whom our total trade in 2024 was $3.6 billion (mostly oil). He also stated he would get a better trade deal than the one we have now with the US. That failed. He also promised to remove interprovincial trade barriers. He hasn’t convinced the premiers to do that yet. He’s playing from behind but he’s still not doing a particularly convincing job for someone with all those credentials.

Equivalent_Smell_325

wow, this is an interesting read. I initially thought this was an investment made by ADIA, but nope, turns out it was through a company controlled by one of the most powerful royals in the UAE, who also happens to be the countrys NSA What makes it even more interesting is how the deal was structured. Boris had access to a large pool of CURLF stock, and a company owned by his longtime business partner received millions of those shares from Jordan controlled entities. that company then used the shares to get $200M from an investment firm controlled by the UAE's NSA, who already had a lending relationship with Boris and Cura and it's not a straightforward stock sale most of the shares were supposed to be bought back later, this happened right as russian linked financing connected to Jordan was getting disrupted after the ukraine invasion biggest unanswered question is where that $200M went. the available records dont seem to show a clear trail of who actually ended up with the money

RaspberryPicker15

Your own link refutes you. And honestly, you have yet to successfully rebuttal anything i've said. The EU deal dates to 2017. Australia, Japan and Mexico have been covered by CPTPP since 2018. Mexico is also in CUSMA. None of that happened this year. Meanwhile, the UAE deal is not in force, ASEAN is still being negotiated, and the Indonesia and Ecuador deals are signed but not in force. You’re counting old agreements and unfinished negotiations as current economic results that happened well before anything tariff related happened. And spare me the sovereignty speech. I challenged your claim that Canada is already shifting trade and hurting America. You responded with a list of things that either existed years ago or haven’t taken effect yet, and even when they do, they will have no noticable impact due to having less than a 1% change. Nothing I said has anything to do with any sovereignty of anyone. My point is, Canada has done nothing but roll over and take it. They dont have the cards in their hand to play this game. Thats why Automotive, transportation equipment such as planes, and metals/non-ferrous are all up over 8% from last year. Canada pulled less than 1% back to their economy with new trade deals, and then handed over an additional 8-15% depending on the industry were talking about. So far, not a single thing I said has been refuted. There is less than a 1% change, over a multi year period. This has damaged Canadas economy significantly more than the US.

Old_Guy_thrombone

It's a start my friend. It's been 1 year. If you believe that we should just give away our sovereignty to the USA for the sake of slightly cheaper goods, then we really don't have anywhere to take this conversation. There is ample evidence. The EU, Australia, Japan, the UAE, Mexico, SE Asia... The list goes on as we move forward with negotiations and signings. It can't be done overnight, but we are moving in the right direction. https://international.canada.ca/en/services/business/trade/agreements-negotiations/investment-agreements

hylian_prince

The UAE strongly condemned this action

Dog_Tweakin

its not a garbage american propaganda site, its an accountability site made to uphold all the contradictions carbon tax carney made. Don’t forget that this is the guy who evaded 5.1 billion in taxes to Canada when he was running brookfield. Same guy who invests in oil and gas outside of Canada, like UAE, Brazil, and other countries but refuses to put the same energy back into Canada. Instead promoting numerous carbon taxes on us peasants trying to get to work. He also loves to abuse taxpayers money on his dinners that costs 1000x what it should… immediate vacation for 3 months after becoming PM. Maybe stop listening to the CBC everyday and you’ll realize how crooked he is

1-800-YOLO

Why does not one ever talk about what the UAE was up to before the war?  They almost had the Saudis port locked with control over all the surrounding ports, and supporting the rsf in sudan was the final piece to control them all pretty much  Idk sumn to look into if your bored 🤷‍♂️

ConferenceFull9068

The real pressure Pres. Trump can impose on Canada is the replacement of Canadian heavy oil with Venezuelan heavy oil. That may take a couple of years, but it is coming. Heavy oil requires refineries capable of processing it. Countries with the right refineries are India, Venezuela, the UAE, South Korea, Nigeria, and - the United States, with 130 such refineries. Not Canada. The logistics of Canada sending its heavy oil all around the world, and the ships required, would be daunting. It comes to the US by existing pipeline and rail. Pres. Trump is in a very strong position when it comes to oil.

gwdope

OPEC isn’t going to be a thing much longer. But it is bullshit. When this ends the capacity lost in Saudi, UAE etc will take years to rebuild. Also, it’ll likely be 2045 or later and demand destruction might have the price below that anyways

EggFront4081

MarineTraffic shows the vessel under the COMOROS flag and destined for the UAE, I'm confused why it was a target to begin with?

Mallev

Seems was under a Comoros flag. Sailing from Singapore to Khor Fakkan in the UAE. Not very Iranian. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:280171/mmsi:620800028/imo:9189146/vessel:KYLO

libertyg8er

They’re arguing they’re attacking US assets in those places, or using proxies to provide plausible deniability. Those proxies are being significantly weakened, and the pipelines would not be US assets. The port strikes against Oman and UAE have been issues, and it is surprising that Oman has seemed to just eat it, while UAE has responded.

Long_duk_dong_duck

UAE money

SilverVikingTT

Iran’s army says it struck satellite systems, hangars at US base in Kuwait and Al Minhad base in UAE Iran’s army says it has struck satellite communication systems, equipment depots and fighter jet hangars at Ahmad Al-Jaber Airbase in Kuwait, in what it described as the 31st phase of an operation it calls “Saiqa”, or Lightning. In a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the Iranian army’s public relations office said missiles and drones were used in the strikes, which it said damaged communication systems and aircraft hangars. It said the base “plays a pivotal role” in supporting US forces in the region and their air and reconnaissance operations. The statement said Iranian forces also struck troop deployments and radar systems at the Al Minhad Airbase in the United Arab Emirates, which it described as an important hub for the support and air mobility of foreign forces. Iran’s army called the strikes retaliation for previous casualties among its armed forces, and warned that its response to further attacks “will be harsh and destructive” and would continue “until the final victory”.

RJ5R

"We have destroyed Iran militarily, they have nothing left, nothing" - Orange List of locations IRGC just attacked after the US strikes yesterday 1) Price Hassan Air Base in Jordan 2) Camp Titin in Jordan 3) US base Erbil, Iraq 4) Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait 5) Sheikh Isa base in Bahrain 6) US base Al Fafrah UAE 7) US base Al Manhad UAE Meanwhile, our only logistics suppy hub in the region was completely destroyed, and our carriers are having to get supplies via slow vessel from Diego Garcia island in the Indian Ocean (a 4-day round trip at best, presuming perfect weather conditions)

foxasintheanimal

Bombs 2 months ago at oil reserves at a certain level vs oil reserves today * risks to Saudi Arabia &UAE + Putin be crazy + low interceptors = little bit of concern mmmmk Besides what you freaking out at? Oil ain't even at $100... yet

legible_print

Is the UAE pipeline going to make this Hormuz action less… bitey?

saintmitchy

What’s stopping Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, and anywhere else being attacked from collectively jumping Iran every time they do this?

ryzetard

new alternative shipping routes, new refineries to support heavy venezulean crude oil refining, opec might fall apart once the war ends or new routes are established or both as UAE left it and may shit out more oil or just force lower prices to compete etc.

Valkorion335786

# You know, if we could just raise sea levels by 150 meters, parts of Oman and all of the UAE would be underwater, creating a backup Strait of Hormuz

Waste-Milk2716

IRGC denies shooting reports against UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia. gg

Beginning-Fig-9089

Iran's President Pezeshkian: Iran is ready for cooperation and understanding with regional countries, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Vorapp

check how well dedollarization worked for putinistan selling oil to India for their peso, not hard currency. Now it looses around 30% on bribes and triple conversion via UAE to get hold of real money

DogFatherWoof

That is unlikely considering when OpenAI is backed by the other hyperscalers, lets say that happens OpenAI and Anthropic collapses, Open Source AI's are still around and still needs NVIDIA's compute. Sovereign nations are buying the racks now, India, Pakistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia. Demand is accelerating not slowing.

StrategicallyLazy007

1) I mixed you up with the other commenter. My bad. 2) yes they are bad. I don't care if they don't agree with the West. That's their right. They can keep the West out of their country. But if they instigate or terrorize other countries, then that's FAFO scenario. Whether it's them or their proxies then they are still responsible and will be held accountable. You notice that Saudi, UAE were joining in. Bahrain raised issue at the UN. And Qatar doesn't like them but needs to play by the rules as they are partners in a shared gas field and production facility. This isn't just the US and Israel. The IRGC is a cancer to the region and the world. 3) they also openly chant death to America and Israel, and threaten to wipe Israel off the map. So ya, I do think they're is a difference between them having a nuke and France. 4) and how about IRGC operations against the Kurds? And did you care when Hezbollah was supporting the Assad regime to kill 300k Syrians? Or is only when it's the US and/or Israel that it gets any of your attention?

Own-Recipe5908

Lmao I wonder why UAE is getting bombed? It surely was appeasement that caused this mess.

Plenty_Ad_4840

I like how the dumb cunts circled Omani territory and half of UAE, not to mention Iran. Stellar representation of the average American’s education in geography.

SignificanceLate7002

Canada has made deals with China, Germany, UK, UAE, India and more in the last 18 months.

Super-Activity-4675

There have been a handful of events that have kept it from becoming a crisis. Hormuz is a choke point, but Arab nations can go through the Suez canal. It's more expensive, but it's doable. Likewise, I believe they can dock in the UAE on the Iran side of the straight and then send another tanker to pick up their oil on the US controlled side. It's slower and more expensive, but oil can get through while existing tankers are pretty much stuck. LNG and HE are very different problems, and I don't know if that is solved or not. As such, I'm not sure the 20% of the world's oil is truly bottlenecked, but to your point, the longer this drags out the worse it gets, and if that futures curve continues to accelerate, it's going to be bad in the not so distant future. I really don't understand the current admin here. Going to war wasn't smart, but pussyfooting around is even dumber as it is putting upwards pressure on both oil prices at a time when interest rates are rising. Iran is fighting a very different war than we are, so win it fast or go home.

DansLHiver

That doesn't even come close to addressing the underlying issues with the bond market. Bessent is already giving swaps to countries like UAE to prevent a sell-off.

alrightfornow

UAE

ercanbas

Uh oh. An F35 over UAE just called mayday.

nexico

The US hadn't blocked their oil ports before. And UAE has severed economic ties, one of their largest trading partners. So this time it really is a bit different.

AdhesivenessCivil581

I think the entire reason for this rule change is the GOP Muslim hate talking point. The Trump family are in bed with Saudi, Qatar, UAE. The Ellison deal to buy media Co's including CNN was 1/2 funded by those countries. They'll have a hard time with thier hate speech if everyone knows how much money they take.

sabatiel180

Destabilization. That's the key. Clearly those 🚀 from Iran to UAE came from non Iranian proxies. 🤨 Oldest trick in the book. 😮‍💨

_AkasunaNoSasori

No I disagree. Even those who are born today won't see US decline in their lifetime. Norway, UAE, Saudi sovereign wealth funds alone have about 5 trillion and they will definitely bailout in case of fallout because their lives depends on American dominance. Instead of being paranoid, be a capitalist. In every crisis or boom there's an opportunity to make money.

WhiskeySourWithIce

This explains this announcement that came from the UAE, the day before Trumps announcement. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/uae-cuts-economic-ties-with-iran-after-missiles-target-territory

WitcheeMe

So does that mean he is turning against to UAE and all the other nations that are unfreezing monies & making their own deals with Iran?

Common-Concentrate-2

Canada, China, Norway, Singapore, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia and others...."We are propping up a sovereign wealth fund! What should we invest in?" "Lets invest in....ourselves?"

United-Dot-2814

They did get blockade by Iran's proxy, so that's fair. Wonder where those oil went since iirc US import of UAE oil basically dropped to zero last month.

PatrickSebast

Maybe but UAE just announced a total trade embargo with Iran today so any partial good will between them is probably dead.

United-Dot-2814

There's rumors that UAE already payed Iran for passage, Iran can and had hit some of those ships, they just turned a blind eye most of the time

Reply_Stunning

so Iran flies a huge fucking missile at UAE, then claims it was a false flag operation by other countries. Is everybody just rtarded ? how can nobody not know which country a missile was sent from

dune2350

is the market hopeful that UAE and its embargo are gona choke out Iran? USD/JPY dropping now, I bet yields will follow tomorrow as well.

santp

Yah gave up. UAE govt just sent a missile approaching alert. I guess this logic is fully nullified now

Happy-n-Healthy

Best I can do is UAE, if that helps you out any?

NotMe357

"BREAKING: UAE halts all trade, commercial exchanges, & financial transactions with Iran until further notice."

ButtholeAnalogy

Iran shooting at UAE again

confused_teabagger

>UAE detects two missiles launched from Iran I guess it's titty poppin time!

strawberrryy222

JUST IN: 🇦🇪 UAE residents receive missile threat alert. This was 2 hours ago this week will be a bomb fest

Nervous-Sky2414

Iran fires 2 ballistic missiles at the UAE. Source- Al Jaz News/Israel Times

peanuts-in-my-jelly

is the UAE just a bunch of *CHADS* 🇹🇩

jerome-yellen

Sources close to Yemen Houthis deny reports of a missile attack on the UAE - Tasnim.

Delicious_Put_5857

houthis deny attack on UAE :shrek:

jonneh

*UAE authorities have detected a missile threat with sirens and loud explosions in Dubai minutes ago* Not great for this to happen during a bond selloff

ActJolly

Did the UAE not recently release like 200bn worth of gold to them?