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Sat · 15 Aug 2026

UAE Calls for "Immediate Halt to Escalation" as Gulf War Spreads

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UAE Calls for "Immediate Halt to Escalation" as Gulf War Spreads

🇦🇪 ABU DHABI — The one Gulf state Iran hasn't hit yet is asking everyone to stop. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: UAE stayed silent while GCC labeled Iran's strikes "war crimes." Breaking that silence now — after Kuwait's oil facility was hit — signals Abu Dhabi fears it's next on Iran's target list. A public de-escalation call protects UAE diplomatically without defying the bloc. It also signals Gulf business capital is fracturing from GCC's hardline framing.

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