Tag: United Arab Emirates

Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit secure the area where Dagalo attends a military-backed tribe's rally.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

America called it genocide. The ICC shelved the warrant

Ron MacCammon · August 12, 2026 6:00 am

Ukraine drone deployed to strike Russian targets in Russia (Photo: Volodymyr Zelensky X account)

Ukraine proves how Saudi Arabia and the Sunni monarchies can blunt Iran’s drone knife

Ani Chkhikvadze · August 7, 2026 1:02 pm

Sudan SAF

Sudan is a 10-nation proxy war. Why are we pretending there’s only one culprit?

Abdulmoniem Suleiman · August 4, 2026 11:00 am

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

Trump says he called off WWII-level strike after request from Gulf allies and Iran

Jamie McIntyre · August 3, 2026 7:16 am

A mourner chants slogan as she holds a poster with graphic depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a ceremony commemorating the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

All the countries drawn into Iran conflict. Here’s what they have at stake in the war

Max Grinstein · July 28, 2026 4:57 pm

Zohran Mamdani

I’m an Emirati Muslim. If the UAE can reject antisemitism, why can’t Zohran Mamdani?

Mozah Alkindi · July 28, 2026 8:00 am

Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar yell at President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address

The boy who cried ‘genocide’

Joseph Epstein · July 21, 2026 11:00 am

Skyline of Abu Dhabi.

Gulf allies’ backroom pressure campaign forces Trump to reverse tax on Strait of Hormuz

Brady Knox · July 14, 2026 1:50 pm

Iran War Strait of Hormuz

One dead after Iran attacks two tankers in Strait of Hormuz, UAE says

Rena Rowe · July 13, 2026 10:03 pm

Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background

US launches additional strikes on Iran after Tehran expanded attacks in the Gulf

Carter Schroppe · July 12, 2026 9:37 pm

Commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran returns to no-limits Gulf State target list after declaring Strait of Hormuz closed

Brady Knox · July 12, 2026 5:02 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets President Donald Trump during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

Trump shores up relations with other regional allies as ties with Netanyahu sour

Brady Knox · July 8, 2026 6:08 pm