The retaliatory attacks came after the US targeted two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

White House Envoy Steve Witkoff met last weekend with the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates to discuss next steps on Iran, according to two sources with knowledge of the meeting.

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade with Iran after it said it had come under renewed fire from the country. That will further isolate the Islamic Republic.

The UAE says it intercepted a drone coming from Iran and rejected ‘false’ reports of an attack on its Al Menhad airbase.

The Trump administration is moving to cut off bank branches located in the United Arab Emirates from the U.S. financial system, the first public action under Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ’s new campaign to squeeze Iran by targeting its trading and financial partners abroad.

DUBAI, Aug 19 - The United Arab Emirates' decision to suspend all financial ⁠and ⁠economic transactions with Iran until further notice, ⁠citing a military escalation by Tehran with a missile threat, has refocused the spotlight on fraught ties ​between the major Gulf Arab oil producer and Iran.

Iran denies launching missiles at the UAE, suggesting the incident was a ‘false flag operation’.

The UAE is building alternative pipelines, ports, and rail links to keep oil exports flowing despite Iranian missile strikes and Strait of Hormuz