00:19Brigadier General Mohammed Akrami Nia, spokesperson for the Iranian army, made it official.
00:24From now on, countries that follow the United States in imposing sanctions on Iran will
00:30face difficulties when passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
00:34No diplomatic ambiguity, no back-channel whisper, a named general, a public statement,
00:40a direct threat to block one of the most critical shipping lanes on the planet, the one that
00:45carries 20% of the world's oil every single day.
00:49Not long ago, Iran and the UAE had thriving economic ties.
00:54Iranian traders operated openly in Dubai, and both sides maintained careful, pragmatic diplomacy.
01:01That's gone.
01:02In 2026, Iranian officials no longer call the UAE a neighbor.
01:07A member of the Iranian National Security Committee put it plainly, Tehran now views the UAE as
01:13a hostile platform, not a neighboring state.
01:16Iranian leaders have gone further, warning that any Emirati collusion with the US or Israel
01:22would make all UAE interests legitimate targets.
01:26This isn't just rhetoric.
01:28Earlier in 2026, following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Tehran launched waves of ballistic missiles,
01:35cruise missiles, and drones at the Emirates.
01:38Days before, the Fujairah oil port and refinery was hit again.
01:42Fires broke out.
01:44Projectiles flew toward areas near Al Dhafra Air Base and industrial zones in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
01:51UAE air defenses backed by US-supplied systems intercepted hundreds of incoming projectiles, but some got through.
01:58There were civilian casualties.
02:00Flights were disrupted.
02:02Dubai, a city that brands itself as the safest, most open hub in the world, was under missile attack.
02:09UAE has condemned Iran's strikes as terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure
02:13and rejected any suggestion that its defense partnerships with the US and Israel justify
02:19targeting its people.
02:21What we're watching in 2026 is the complete collapse of whatever fragile peace existed between Iran and
02:27the Gulf. Iran has missiles in the air, generals on television issuing threats, and its hand on the
02:34dial of the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE has American bases, Israeli partnerships, and a president who just
02:41called Tehran the enemy on camera. The Gulf is not on the edge of a crisis. It's already in one.
02:50The Gulf is not on the edge of a crisis. The Gulf is not on the edge of a crisis.
02:57The Gulf is not on the edge of a crisis.
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