UAE

WindNo3445

Uh oh oil starting to take off again... Looks like Iran seized a UAE tanker

maddog107

It’s never shut down lol. Daily flights from china, Istanbul, UAE, etc.. There are like 4 daily flights from Iran to china at the end of the day. Lemme get some flight data and I will show you

dtlabsa

[UAE already paid off Iran](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-unlock-billions-dollars-iran-sources-say-2026-06-12/) Of course Israel has been non-stop trying to sabotage any US-Iran deal. They are the devil in all of this.

santp

They could spoof but people have reported the flights have opened on UAE forums

gizamo

Nukes were probably on the table the moment Iran threatened the desalination plants in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Barain, Kuwait, Oman, etc. Still, anyone who thinks that's likely enough to bet on it for the purposes of trading/investing really does have a gambling problem. That'd be like betting on the three-legged horse at the track because it's odds are 100,000:1.

Exktvme4

Wrt to the pipelines, even once/if all proposed pipelines are built, the total capacity will be about half as much as what normally passes through the strait, 10-11M barrels/day compared to the Strait's 21M. That still leaves the Strait in major contention, and I doubt the Saudis or the UAE will transport the oil for free. Also, four of the oil-producing countries in the ME (Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain) are completely reliant on the strait. None of the bypasses would serve them. Wrt to domestic economics - as I said previously, the Iranian government and ths IRGC do not care if their people starve. They will make sure the IRGC is fed and housed as long as they need to. Wrt to funding the Houthis and Hezbollah - I agree on both both counts. That being said, all three orgs are composed of zealots, and have found a way to stay operational before via organized crime, smuggling, and other foreign assistance. That doesn't mean they will survive this, but Iran is still directly supplying the Houthis with military ordnance directly and the Houthis have their own income sources after they diversified post-2025 crisis. Both groups are using cryptocurrencies as well to bolster their finances. Ultimately, I don't think it's a death blow. They've weathered financial crises before. As you say, the winds change quickly. A lot needs to happen before either of us are proven right, wrong, or more likely some combination. My post was just pointing out that at this stage of the game, we have decisively lost the strategic war. We have gained nothing, whereas Iran will come back, or not, but we will still have expended our blood and treasure for very little in return.

_Doomer_Wojack_

lol Game changer if true BREAKING: For the first time in the war, Iran used underwater drones in the attack last night on 2 UAE ADNOC oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, "for refusing to abide by the Iranian navigational instructions," a senior Iranian source in Tehran familiar with the attack says.

Nervous-Sky2414

2 UAE ships attacked in the Strait. Source- Al Jaz

BigMisterLawyerDude

Move to a tax-free country like UAE or Monaco and buy a small house.

Misfiring

Iran is using this war to blackmail the GCC into paying them so that they stop attacking. I think UAE at least complied, not sure about others. However, a few billions here and there will do nothing to help Iran's economy that is in free fall. Inflation is currently between 60-90%, with food specifically at 120%. Iran also needs money to rebuild and replace all the missiles and factories that got destroyed, which means no money for the country itself (not that they have much to begin with). Iran's control (hostage) of Hormuz will become less relevant in a few years. Once the use of Hormuz is no longer relevant, Iran will have no more cards to play. China may donate a few weapons here and there, but not even China and Russia will give them top of the line AA weapons to deter US strikes, since US can and will analyse and counter them.

ActJolly

did you see the news about the UAE releasing 2 tonnes of gold to Iran

DruPeacock23

Which countries will be the biggest winner with high oil price for next 13 months? Saudi Arabia, UAE, Russia and USA. For context - Saudi revenue from oil is $187B and USA is $100B The US produces a record 13.6 million bpd but feeds the vast majority back into its own domestic economy. Saudi Arabia, by contrast, consumes very little of its 12 million bpd capacity. Seems like Trump's buddies will be happy.

ElkQuiet1541

Mohammad Marandi, Prof. and advisor to Iran's negotiation team adds "Trump regime forces in Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Jordan are mobilizing for a potential blitzkrieg, possibly alongside Zionist forces, against the Iranian people," warning "the Islamic Republic stands ready with a swift and crushing response." is this true? is trump going to attack Pickaxe Mountain? sell everything tomorrow

TampaBayLightning1

He may not be able to break the grip through the status quo (whatever the hell that is) . I could imagine a scenario with more bombs and a land embargo. The new UAE pipeline is scheduled to open in mid-2027, China is looking for oil trade routes through the North Sea, and the green energy revolution has sped up. There are also new pipelines in Iraq being discussed for 2-3 years. Iran will never have as much leverage as they do right now.

wayne099

UAE and Saudi Arabia already have pipeline operational. Second UAE pipeline will be completed by mid next year.

Positive_Back_9335

A lot of people are asking me, they come up to me, they say, “Sir, what about Iran?” And I tell them, Iran—they were begging me, crying, actually crying, tears streaming down their faces. Very tough people, these Iranians. They said, “Please, Mr. Big Trump, don’t bomb us, please!” And I said, “You better open that strait. You better do it fast.” And they said, “Sir, we’ll open it immediately.” Beautiful. Nobody thought it could be done. And then they said they would convert to Christianity—can you believe it? The whole country. Tremendous. I said, “You don’t have to do that.” They said, “Please, sir, we insist.” And everyone—the UAE, Saudi Arabia, everybody—they were clapping, they were applauding. It was beautiful. Then a very respected historian came up to me and said, “Sir, Moses parted the Red Sea, but you opened the Strait of Hormuz.” And I said, “Moses did a very good job. Very good. But frankly, mine has more traffic.

_Doomer_Wojack_

Did anyone buy some vix calls for Middle East plunging us back into the dark ages? Maybe if we exit out of extreme profit vix calls we can transfer it into gold or Coca Cola bottle caps before the financial system collapses… BREAKING: Iran has new intelligence warning of a major US-Israeli ground and air operation against Iran, citing a rapid military buildup across Gulf bases, per senior Iranian officials. Mohammad Marandi, Prof. and advisor to Iran's negotiation team adds "Trump regime forces in Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Jordan are mobilizing for a potential blitzkrieg, possibly alongside Zionist forces, against the Iranian people," warning "the Islamic Republic stands ready with a swift and crushing response."

Worldly_Elephant9518

They're the ones losing out on hundreds of billions in oil export revenues. The US can blockade them too. Iraq Koweït Quatar are also big losers. UAE and Saudis at least have some pipeline capacity to bypass Hormuz. Meanwhile US controlled oil and gas gains global market share, while solar and renewables are expanding. Not sure that "no deal" is that bad of a situation for the US to be honest.

No_Presentation9490

at this point its more likely UAE and japan selling

gopoohgo

The UAE, KSA and Iraq are building pipelines that bypass the Hormussy entirely 

traderbusto

They attacked a UAE tanker this morning

Onnimation

UAE and Qatar condemn Iranian strike on Adnoc oil tanker

c-u-in-da-ballpit

It doesn’t weaken the US at all. It’s purely symbolic. Prices stabilise. The rest of the world starts building out redundancies and alternative routes, recognizing their dependence on a single point of failure. The US starts shaking hands to get pipelines build across Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE all while remaining the largest exporter of oil in the world. I doubt the US cares.

DigitalArbitrage

Bitcoin is kind of an exception. Some of the more recent ones a legal veneer to bribes. For example, the Trump family created World Liberty Financial and started selling "digital collectibles" with Donald Trump as the primary owner. The spy chief of the United Arab Emirates purchased $500 million in these digital collectibles around the same time Trump authorized the sale of sensitive technology to the United Arab Emirates. It was clearly a bribe to Trump disguised as a bad "investment" by the UAE government.

SuperDaddyPoop

UAE purchase.. "Explosive Deal" I suppose...

Spiritual-Goat-8711

If you re-read this knowing he shits his pants it hits different, every threat was between him and his pants March 21: Trump threatened to "hit and obliterate" Iranian power plants unless Hormuz reopened within 48 hours. March 23: Delayed strikes for five days, citing "productive conversations" with Iran. April 7: Warned "a whole civilization will die tonight." Hours later: A two-week ceasefire was announced. April 21: Said he expected "to be bombing" if talks failed. Later that day: Extended the ceasefire. May 17: Warned, "the Clock is Ticking." May 18: Paused planned strikes after requests from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. June 11: Said the U.S. would hit Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT." Hours later: Canceled the operation, saying a deal was near. August 1: Said the U.S. was "locked and loaded." Later: Called off the attack to pursue a deal with Tehran.

unngh_yugstyx

They burned down the country, its oil reserves, its missile reserves, hollowed it out of hard working immigrants who are our friends and neighbors, sold it to Russia and UAE, all in service of a nearly nonagenarian pedophile. Founding Fathers would be thrilled!

Constant-Sweet-3718

From Google; China gets its crude oil primarily from Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, alongside heavily discounted shipments from sanctioned nations like Iran and Venezuela. No single country supplies more than 20% of China's total import needs, keeping its supply chain diversified across the Middle East, Eurasia, and South America. Major Country Suppliers Russia: The single largest supplier, providing roughly 17% to 20% of China's total crude imports via both maritime shipping and the Eastern Siberia–Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline. Saudi Arabia: Accounts for about 14% of imports, serving as a primary traditional Middle Eastern partner. Iraq: Supplies around 10% to 12% of China’s daily crude intake. Malaysia (Rebranded Oil): Formally accounts for a high volume of imports, though tanker data indicates much of this is actually discounted Iranian crude rerouted to bypass sanctions. Brazil and Oman: Provide important stabilizing and diversifying shares of medium and heavy crude. Sanctioned and Alternative Sources Iran: Directly and indirectly sends a massive portion of its total oil exports to independent Chinese refiners at steep discounts. Venezuela: Provides heavy crude shipments that are largely shielded from Western oversight through specialized trade networks. My take; So we stopped shipments from Venezuela and Iran as well as we caused complete chaos in the straight of hormuz, essentially, stopping the flow of oil from Iraq, Kuwait and UAE. Yes, Saudi Arabia is currently open for business but less than 2 weeks ago... the Iranian backed group [Houthi] attacked a couple of ships in the Red Sea. If they escalate, Saudi Arabia would be shutdown. I believe, Iran accounts for 10 to 15% of China's oil demands. IDK about Venezuela but let's say 5 to 10%. We disrupted 40 to 50% of China's oil supply. That's huge!!! So yeah, I think the US and China are fighting over resources. They supply the most REE. We produce the most oil in the world and we control the flow of oil to China. They need oil to run their economy. We need REE for weapons, semiconductors, cellphones, etc.

bootsupondesk

US President Donald Trump says negotiations with Iran, likely via intermediaries, will begin on Monday, adding that talks with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Iran prompted him to call off what would have been a “massive attack” on Friday.

TirelessTreehugger

Both side assembling newest stuffs like crazy, readying for the next turn. US is a pinch they need to fill up gulf countries stockpile while netanyahu is there to intercept deliveries and directing to israel(and UAE). I think Iran will start the shooting again, their missiles and drones pre-assemled and in storage, need only the warheads attached. US has a long distance logistic route and dont even know where to defend. Sorry guys but the war changed, Iran found weakness and now going for bigger prize. (with china help)

Full_Inflation3114

UAE real estate outside of short term rentals dgaf. It's business as usual, no dip to even buy

Own-Recipe5908

UAE has been absolutely pissed that its image as a rich people vacation zone is being ripped to shreds.

savethechows

A lot of people are asking me, they come up to me, they say, "Sir, what about Iran?" And I tell them, Iran—they were begging me, crying, actually crying, tears streaming down their faces, "Please, Mr. Big Trump, don't bomb us, please!" And I said, "You better open that strait, you better do it fast." And then they said they would convert to Christianity—can you believe it? Tremendous, tremendous. And everyone, the UAE, they were clapping, they were applauding, it was beautiful. happy 🌮 Saturday everyone

NiceOwner

“Habibi when the USA leaves it’ll just be me and you” - Iran to UAE.

Onnimation

MBS raises concerns over 🍑's plans for massive Iran strikes 😂 Targets Iran just mentioned and then MBS releases his concerns, who didn't see this coming fr? Common... > **1. Ghawar Oil Field, Saudi Arabia, backbone of Saudi production, disruption puts 5%+ of world oil supply at risk** > **2. Abqaiq + Khurais, Saudi Arabia, 7M+ bpd throughput, world's largest oil stabilization plant** > **3. Ruways Refinery + Zakum Oil Field, UAE, 2nd largest offshore oil field, 1M+ bpd** > **4. North Ghadir Gas Field + Ras Laffan LNG, Qatar, world's largest gas field with 25% of proven reserves, 20% of global LNG trade** > **5. Burgan Oil Field, Kuwait, 67B barrel reserves, 2M bpd** > **6. Sitrah Refinery + Al-Mihaj, Bahrain** > **7. Leviathan + Tamar Gas Fields, Israel, Israel's largest + 2nd largest gas fields**

I_am_Nerman

US state dept is issuing warnings in UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Israel, Iraq. Shit is about to pop off.

StrategicallyLazy007

Meh. They were always adversaries. And it's not really like Saudi or UAE sending fighters to join missions really adds to American and Israeli capabilities.

Mister_Way

I don't think harming civilians in the UAE is going to do a lot to bring justice to Trump.

GroundbreakingAd2709

RIP Energy Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and UAE. This would be an all out war.

Sweet_Bridge_3001

Inb4 Iran blows up desalination plants and makes the UAE uninhabitable, huge refugee crisis.

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RegardCognition

You literally supported people in Afghanistan to fight Russians to later steal their oil. Same weapons you supplied were used against you. Also did forgotten UE countries that drill for oil. We could get leftover needs easily from UAE but you decided that a fucky wucky with Iran is needed. So idk what you ramble about.

Helpful-Weekend-2224

IBRX up over a UAE permit is equivalent to appointing BugLight's marketing team to wendys

Awuxy

I hope iran blows up the Saudi and UAE stock exchange cause of this 🙏🙏🙏 LETS GO IRAN!

Soffatjockis

Saudi, UAE, Qatar etc barely sold any oil for 3-4 months now. They are rich af, but this got to have consequences

DigitalArbitrage

Memecoins have almost no value to investors in my opinion. Their purpose is to provide a flimsy legal justification for why someone gave money to the creator of the memecoin. For example, if you look at Donald Trump's digital collectible/meme coin business: It seems pretty clear to me from the amounts and timing that a foreign government or domestic corporation "investing" in the meme coin is just way for Trump to claim taking money isn't a bribe. The UAE spy chief buying $500 million in Donald Trump digital collectibles from Trump, doesn't mean there is a secondary market where you could buy and also resell Trump digital collectibles to somebody else. Obviously, there are lots of different meme coins. At one point there were legitimate markets for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Maybe there are others which have some reputation based value.

McKoijion

Iran sold drones to Russia. Russia used them to bomb Ukraine. Now Iran uses those drones to bomb the Gulf monarchies and Israel. That means every explosion in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Israel means one less explosion in Ukraine 🤔 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/26/ukraine-strikes-iranian-vessels-tehran-accuses-kyiv-of-hostile-act.html

SomePolack

If it was just up to 🥭 then sure but the Saudis, UAE, Kuwait aren’t going to allow it 

humberriverdam

Notice how the UAE has been untouched They paid out Iran their money.

Amlethvshamlet

It’s actually really simple. China is quickly overtaking the United States as the world super power. They have a massive manufacturing base, control much of the rare earth metal processing supply chain and have an enormous homogeneous population. China is heavily reliant on imported oil. According to this article in 2025 about 15% of chinas crude import was from Venezuela and Iran: https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/where-china-gets-its-oil-crude-imports-in-2025-reveal-stockpiling-and-changing-fortunes-of-certain-suppliers-including-those-sanctioned/ Saudi Arabia and the UAE combine for another 20%. You have to look at what is being done and not said. The US wants the strait closed, they don’t want any oil, whether from their Saudi allies or Iran passing through the strait. They don’t care at all about Iran other than they don’t want oil flowing to China through the strait of Hormuz. Between this action and what was done in Venezuela, the US has began restricting Chinas oil import options and forced them to burn reserves.

gopoohgo

You are going to see more pipelines crossing either Saudi or the UAE and bypassing the Strait entirely.   Before the Huthis, Saudis Red Sea terminal volume was 4x pre war

SignificanceLate7002

Fun facts time. 🥭 tariffs have resulted in a $31 billion decline in Canadian exports to the US. But..... Canada has increased exports to other countries to the tune of $29 billion in that same time while continuing to sign trade agreements with more countries. They finalized a deal with the UAE yesterday.

GloomyMembership4197

Why UAE needs nuclear power? Because of AI Bullish

a5ehren

Yeah. The UAE isn’t buying a GW of GPUs for native use, lol

owlbear4lyfe

oil is global, not us specific. largest exporters are in order US Saudi Arabia (affected by hormuz and bab al-mandab) Russia - out of service atm (ukraine and export bans) Canada - whose exports pass through US Iraq - hormuz UAE- hormuz With top 6 exporters either being fed into US or out of service, the strategic reserve still drawing down is a VERY dangerous sign of what is going on.

Iamstillhere44

This won’t last long. The UAE knows how to handle these people.

rtnaht

I tried to keep my response simple. Technically, it is possible for partially‑loaded Suezmax tankers to go through the Suez Canal. But it’s not really economical unless oil prices rise enough that the higher shipping cost becomes worth it.Another thing I simplified is that the Strait of Hormuz blockade doesn’t completely cut off the UAE, since they’ve got the Fujairah port south of SOH. But that port has been hit a few times by missiles and drones, so it’s not exactly a fully safe option. I’m not sure what the current status is.

rtnaht

A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz cuts off oil exports from Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE. However, it does not stop Saudi Arabian exports because the country utilizes an East-West pipeline to transport oil from its east coast to its west coast. Conversely, a closure of the Bab al-Mandab Strait effectively cuts off Saudi Arabia's west coast exports.

Prestigious_Key1755

UAE needs to understand shopping malls and imported third world labour does not make a sovereign country. 

gclary

Irans ability to affect shipping traffic has been very degraded this week, not to mention the UAE is feverishly building a bypass for the straight.

dropper-1999

>I would suspect either an internal kerfuffle in Iran to solve this issue, or unfortunately, boots on the ground....but, it may be arab nation boots on the ground. The Saudi's fucking despise Iran, and would be more than happy to get rid of their biggest rival. The Saudi military really doesnt have the capability or competency to launch a invasion of iran. Cant even handle the houthis in Yemen. Some Arab militaries like the UAE and Jordan are kinda ok, but just like really dont have the numbers. Only country which could feasibly attempt it is the US (and maaaaaybe turkey, but they arent really interested).

FullstackSensei

I read the article this morning. The whole study is a bit self serving for indeed, and twists reality a bit. Sure, I'd also want to move to a place with the same or better income, better climate and lower taxes. But where is that exactly? It's the classical pick two out of three. The US can be higher income if you work in tech, are good enough at what you do that you can find a well paying job in silicon valley, and don't have a family with young children. But you also have to factor in the political climate there and all the restrictions the US has with transitioning from a work visa to a green card. Places like the UAE have low taxes and good income, but as someone from the region I can say quality of life takes a substantial hit, and the prospects of never being welcome to settle also have to factor in. UK, well, you're not getting better climate there, are you? I also look somewhat regularly for jobs elsewhere, but I'm only looking for remote jobs. Having a family with a young child, I have very little interest in moving to somewhere like the US or UAE and the UK isn't really better all things considered. But had I been surveyed I'd probably still fall within that half.

Prudent-Leading-8835

Iran struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz off the UAE coast with anti-ship cruise missiles, per Tasnim. Bullish… calls it is… donate money

SnooCrickets5534

Sure does the US have a way out, leave the straight to Iran, let them charge a few bucks more per barrel, that additional charge doesn't have much impact as the UAE and others will anyway flood the market

Own-Recipe5908

Their missiles are getting through without having to fire a huge amount of them. Which means they can: Blow up piplines. Blow up oil infra (They're only doing that in Kuwait ATM) Blow up Desalination plants and create the world's biggest refugee crisis (Again, only Kuwait) Arbitrarily blow up oil tankers outside the strait (they did this to a couple of UAE tankers on the other side)

Own-Recipe5908

They actually hit UAE a decent bit and started hitting SA.

Disastrous-Fun-2958

Interesting perspective piece. And prescient given the UAE announcement this week… It is a really good thought piece, but I question some of the foundational assumptions.

floridabeach9

Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, and SA have probably a few trillion dollars in sovereign wealth funds. The large drop in semiconductor stocks is probably due to them selling.

Pretend_Composer_308

Another point about emoluments whether this is *legally* an emolument depends on unresolved questions — what counts as an “emolument” (is money for a legitimate commercial service the same as a gift?), and whether it’s even enforceable against a sitting president absent congressional or judicial action. Nobody has authoritative answers to those yet. What’s not in dispute is that the structural vulnerability you’re describing — a foreign government (or its intermediary) simply becoming a Truth API customer — is real, currently unaddressed, and consistent with patterns ethics groups have already documented elsewhere in Trump’s business dealings, including reported crypto ventures like World Liberty Financial’s deal with a UAE-backed fund.

Pretend_Composer_308

whether this is *legally* an emolument depends on unresolved questions — what counts as an “emolument” (is money for a legitimate commercial service the same as a gift?), and whether it’s even enforceable against a sitting president absent congressional or judicial action. Nobody has authoritative answers to those yet. What’s not in dispute is that the structural vulnerability you’re describing — a foreign government (or its intermediary) simply becoming a Truth API customer — is real, currently unaddressed, and consistent with patterns ethics groups have already documented elsewhere in Trump’s business dealings, including reported crypto ventures like World Liberty Financial’s deal with a UAE-backed fund.

kaapooj

>Kuwait and Qatar suffered the sharpest forecast downgrades, with both economies now expected to ​slump 8.1% this year, median forecasts showed, compared with contractions of 4.4% and 6.0% in a poll taken in April. >Bahrain's ⁠economy will shrink 5.1%, sharper than the 2.9% predicted three months ago, while that of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is forecast to contract 0.5% after economists had ​previously predicted stagnation. >The Kingdom's economic growth estimate was cut to 1.4% from 2.6%, below the IMF's latest projection of 1.7%, while Oman's was raised to 3.1% from 2.2%. >Estimates varied widely, from a 4.3% contraction to 4.1% growth for Saudi Arabia and from a 2.1% decline to 4.1% expansion ​for Oman. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/most-gulf-area-economies-face-deeper-downturns-this-year-hormuz-disruption-2026-07-16 bullish for us assets?

Redacted_Usermame

Iran has proxies on Lebannon that are getting whipped right now. Their biggest middle East ally and I am not sure if it's actually middle East but the Houthis in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has had conflicts with them in the past. It looks like if they get involved the Saudis will go to war with them. I personally think the Houthis will stay out of the conflict except for performative actions. Iraq has pockets of Iran support but others in the country hate Iran. Iraq would risk further internal wars if they helped Iran. The UAE, And Saudis have supposedly attacked Iran but not bragged about it. Qatar and bahrain are trying to play peace makers because they are so small. Oman seems like they are trying to appease both sides of the war.

SanDisk_Made_Me_Rich

The US is far from energy self-sufficient: we are dependent on the world price of oil which is influenced by the flow through the Hormuz. Currently, the US produces 13.9m/brls a day and exports 3.7M/brls because it is “light crude” which cannot be used by our refineries; and we import 5.7M/brls/day of “heavy crude” at the world price for oil that can be refined in the US. That’s why gasoline prices rise when the Hormuz is closed. Even though the strait is currently semi-closed, the price of oil has only risen from 70/brl to $80 because OPEC has collapsed and the gulf countries are producing flat out to pay for the damage done by Iranian attacks. In addition, the UAE and the Saudis are using their pipelines to transport oil to the Red Sea and bi-pass the strait. Thus oil isn’t the problem it was when the war started.

ResponsibleAnt8049

UAE under attack now

Dude_HaHa

UAE and Saudi literally means nothing. Hormuz is meaningless if the oil infrastructure can be destroyed.

SolomonKings7

UAE increasing output, Saudis building alternative route + we have mighty TACO with price manipulations every Friday night

ShyFeminine

I’ve used IBKR since 2018. Was able to fund with both my Qatar and UAE bank accounts. Go with IBKR. their customer service is excellent. Any time I have questions about funding, buying, selling, how to use the platform, they support me asap. IBKR has the broadest market reach of all the platforms you listed. Whenever I want to buy stocks, I search IBKR first. I’ve traded Australian main and junior markets, Saudi markets, Hong Kong and China markets — all from IBKR. That’s how broad their reach is. Also ridiculously low fees — again vs the others you mentioned. As for regulation, IBKR is publicly traded as an entity, so regulation and security are very high. If you want recurring payments then you need to choose Sarwa or Baraka as they are both based locally. The others you mentioned will require you to do a wire transfer (including IBKR) because you are outside the US and therefore not funding via a US bank account. Hope this helps! 💜

Dude_HaHa

# 🚨BREAKING🚨 Dubai escorts fleeing the UAE, as chances of securing a financial future in exchange for Dubai chocolate (💩) looks grim. UAE's oil prospects looking dark, like the sheikh's anus.

Icy_Jelly_315

To get at Kharg you gotta go in thru hormuzzy. Unless you got serious shit in q8 or SA or UAE but they might not wanna be launch pads

abssynth

It ain’t Saudi Arabia. It’s Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and UAE who are impacted. And it ain’t just oil either that they export to the world market.

Nervous-Sky2414

It's confirmed. Two UAE super oil tankers have been hit by Iranian cruise missiles and are burning in the strait. Source - Al Jaz News

JPowTheDayTrader

UAE and other countries are building pipelines that can bypass the Straight of Homoz. They're working as fast as they can. UAE can probably get theirs done in months. You'd think this is good news until Iran sends a bunch of drones and obliterate those pipelines LMAO 🤣 🤌

SporksInjected

Pepperidge Farm must have missed these: **• 2015** – Iranian patrol boats seized the Maersk Tigris, a Danish-owned container ship, after firing warning shots across its bow. **• May 2019** – Four tankers were damaged by limpet mines off the UAE coast near the strait, in attacks the US blamed on Iran. **• June 2019** – Two oil tankers, the Kokuka Courageous and Front Altair, were attacked near the strait while transiting the Gulf of Oman, allegedly with mines. **• July 2019** – Iranian armed forces arrested the Stena Impero, a UK-flagged oil tanker, in the Strait of Hormuz, allegedly in retaliation for a seizure of an Iranian tanker. **• January 2021** – A South Korea-flagged tanker was arrested by Iran, prompting Seoul to deploy a destroyer nearby. **• 2021–2024** – Iran harassed, attacked or seized nearly 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels **• 2024** – Iranian special forces captured an oil tanker as part of a larger attack on Israel.

Crazy_Donkies

I can't believe people like you exist. America: $1t per year. Japan's new announcement: $1.6t over a decade. Korean recent $1t announcement. June 29. EU $200b over a decade. UAE $3.6t. Just because macro is hurting AI trade right now doesn't change the thesis. Nothing has changed.

gopoohgo

OPEC also announced production increases of 120k barrels per day, as well as the UAE hitting an ath in production too

Upper_Maintenance_41

Nobody needs the strait, who cares if UAE or Oman or Saudi Arabia suffer. As long as Micron can keep shipping RAM at obscene prices we good

SRH_Papi

Iran attacking UAE and Jordan

Own-Recipe5908

They're back to bombing the UAE, rich people property values in danger.

NotMe357

"JUST IN: U.S. eases export restrictions on the UAE, allowing for Nvidia, AMD, & Cerebras to sell advanced AI chips to the Gulf state."

No-Understanding9064

I am very curious what you have seen that would even hint otherwise. Venture is booming in the US atm, and will be what finds the market fit for the ai paragon shift. Some other markets arent completely asleep at the wheel anymore, UAE is really trying to foster a startup culture. But it is nascent compared to the US. China isnt even a player in this. China has a clear mandate, but it isnt innovate, its replicate existing infrastructure. But their trade practices have been far too toxic, they should have been cut off from the wto long ago

Rock_or_Rol

Don’t listen to the analysts.. AVAV They have a UAE relationship (we just loosened defensive sale restrictions on them today), they have a foothold in Germany (EU + nato spending), and Congress is on the verge of passing the NDAA after a litany of good news. Drones, drone defense, interceptors, automated weapons and aerospace. Hot knife, but there are some juicy catalysts ahead. Check out the insider buys

civillyRange

UAE gets free advanced computing licenses what does 🥭 get 🤔

ThinkingOfTheOldDays

UAE sold the most oil in a month in its history in June, I read.

sdanielsmith

That would make sense. I mean, Iran has been shooting at Kuwait and Bahrain, so maybe Qatar or UAE is involved in retaliation?

easylife12345

A big question is how fast Saudi and UAE can build and expand their pipelines to mitigate Hormuz, and will Iran target them, as well as their wells, refineries, etc U.S. can easily destroy Iran’s production, but all of this reduces global supply. It can get bad. High inflation, and the stock market will react negatively. That should provide some great buying opportunities though

Kindly_Acanthaceae26

I think there is zero chance that a war with complete closure goes on for years. What could go on for years is a start/stop/start/stop, which will make it harder to invest in (gamble...sure).. I read a story yesterday about how much oil the Saudi's are getting out through their pipeline and that helped explain a little why the impact hasn't been as bad as some feared. UAE's expanded pipeline coming online next year should also be factored in.

zbud

Don't forget Qatar (and probably UAE).

tachyonvelocity

Iran giving the oil bulls a chance to close their losing oil trades. I would take it.  Both Iraq and UAE now pressuring OPEC to increase production. UAE already left and is getting new pipelines up. Iraq threatening to leave if it’s not allowed to increase production. OPEC will capitulate and everyone will produce all they can. Oil target is still $50 in 2027.

DigitalArbitrage

Trump's son Zach Trump and the son of Trump's special envoy to the UAE co-run the crypto platform which sold $500 M otherwise worthless "digital collectibles" to the UAE royal family at the same time Trump approved the release of sensitive technology to the UAE. Those aren't independent financial advisors or even a real transaction. It's obviously a bribe to Trump for releasing the technology.

Crazy_Donkies

First, stop parroting a Meta-related Bloomberg article that has not been confirmed by Meta and has since been completely changed to Meta may start a cloud business. Meta isn't renting anything right now. Next AI isn't going anywhere. It's already very valuable in dozens of industries. Seriously valuable. Its very early. Additionally if you ask serious AI users they would pay double what they're paying now to keep it. AI is democratizing creation and knowledge. It is a must have and must win for every developed nation. Japan just announced $2.3t in AI spend, or $165b a year. America is doing $800b a year. World wide from China to UAE to EU is another $300b plus. The world has never seen this global level of investment and don't know what to make of it. For picks and shovels stocks, investors don't know know how high or what. But note the massive profits.