UAE trade embargo could shut Iran’s key economic escape route: Here’s why
The United Arab Emirates announced an indefinite trade embargo on Iran on Wednesday, accusing Iranian forces of firing two ballistic missiles at its territory. Iran denied launching missiles and described the reported attack as a “false flag operation” by Israel and the United States.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: The recent developments come shortly after the June 17 memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran lapsed on Monday, with little prospect of being renewed.
- Fact 2: In the first six weeks of the war, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Tehran that killed then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, Iran hit back with drone and missile strikes on US military assets as well as energy and other infrastructure in several neighbouring Gulf countries.
- Fact 3: In all, Iran launched more than 530 ballistic missiles, 26 cruise missiles and more than 2,200 drones towards targets in the UAE, which it has described as US assets in the country.
- Fact 4: On March 1, the day after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Dubai’s port of Jebel Ali, the largest constructed deep-water harbour in the world, was struck.
The United Arab Emirates announced an indefinite trade embargo on Iran on Wednesday, accusing Iranian forces of firing two ballistic missiles at its territory. Iran denied launching missiles and described the reported attack as a “false flag operation” by Israel and the United States.
The UAE’s embargo has been described as highly significant by analysts, who say Iran is heavily reliant on its neighbour for critical imports and access to financial markets. “In many ways, the embargo being put on by the UAE is even more significant than the embargo being put on by the United States,” Mark Kimmitt, a retired US general and former assistant secretary of state, told Al Jazeera, referring to US sanctions and the ongoing American naval blockade of Iranian ports. The recent developments come shortly after the June 17 memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran lapsed on Monday, with little prospect of being renewed.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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