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Tensions in the Gulf are once again escalating after fresh threats from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), warning that U.S. bases and allied infrastructure in the UAE could become targets if the conflict widens. Reports indicate that Iran has previously threatened to strike ports, ships, and military positions in countries backing the United States, including locations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

While there is no confirmed 24-hour strike deadline, the rhetoric signals a dangerous escalation in the ongoing standoff across the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil routes. Recent months have already seen missile and drone incidents targeting Gulf infrastructure and shipping, raising fears of a broader regional conflict

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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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