Gulf countries react to protracted Iran war, U.S. debt tops $40 trillion, U.S. oil companies sign first deals with Venezuela.
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The United Arab Emirates, Iran’s most important regional trading partner, announced a total embargo on transactions with Tehran on Tuesday.
Overnight and into Friday, Iran reported U.S. strikes on infrastructure that can serve civilian purposes and has targeted similar sites in Gulf countries that host American bases. In the afternoon, the U.S. military announced a new round of attacks on Iran.
Iran has threatened to target oil and natural gas infrastructure in the region as U.S. attacks resume.
Iranian Presidency Office via AP Editor: Diana Zapata Published June 28, 2026 The reported Iranian strikes against Bahrain mark another dangerous step in an already volatile regional crisis. According to multiple news reports, Iran launched [...]
Facing an emerging U.S.-Iran deal that leaves them vulnerable, Gulf Arab countries are reshaping their defense strategies, economies and trade routes.
The US and Iran traded missile strikes, with Iran targeting neighboring Gulf countries and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, on Friday, as negotiations to end the war stall. Published June 6, 2026 Washington / [...]
The United Arab Emirates has carried out its own strikes on Iran, according to a Wall Street Journal report. This is the first known time any Gulf country has launched strikes in the war. NewsNation's Joe Khalil reports for "Morning in America." Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The United Arab Emirates is leaving OPEC . Saudi Arabia is ending its splashiest foreign sports venture. The two U.S. allies are in the midst of a messy divorce, even as both face fire from Iran . Why it matters: One year after President Trump's grand tour of the Gulf, the region's vision of a geopolitically stable post-oil future — powered by tourism, AI and American capital — has taken a major blow. - The trillions of dollars in investment pledges that Trump secured on his trip are in limbo. - So is the American "golden age" he claimed would be bankrolled in part with Gulf money. The big picture: Trump's trip may prove the high-water mark for the idea that the future of artificial intelligence, global investment and geopolitics…
It appeared to be the first time the missile defense system was sent to an Arab country. The Emirates bore the brunt of Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Gulf countries during the war.