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Iran links Hormuz reopening to 60-day ceasefire proposal
UAE suspends Iranian airline flights, Brent returns above $105, and Abu Dhabi extends a building deadline.
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What the Gulf conflict actually changes about the UAE
Our first event, in full. David Waddell chairs Michael Stephens, James Swanston and Sir Oliver Dowden at the National Liberal Club, 9 September 2026.
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Villa Borsig, and Brent at $101
MBZ takes the first-ever UAE state visit to Germany the same day oil breaks $100 for the first time since July, as Iran fires 20 missiles at Jordan and…
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UAE bars Bank Melli’s Iran transactions as mediated talks resume
Iran’s terms at the UN, UAE support for a Sudan truce and Microsoft’s Gulf technology plan.
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Saudi pipeline restarts as Iran sets terms for reopening Hormuz
The UAE’s UN agenda, pressure on Iranian airlines and how schools are teaching children about AI.
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Saudi Arabia turns back to Hormuz
The East-West pipeline remains shut, forcing Riyadh to send more oil through the dangerous route it was built to avoid.
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Drones close Saudi Arabia's Hormuz bypass
Sheikh Khaled meets Iran's president in New Delhi as Saudi Arabia shuts the pipeline that keeps four to five million barrels a day out of the Strait of…
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Algeria Cuts Ties With the UAE as Berlin Delivers €40bn
A North Africa rupture, a doubled-down German bet, a Musk-linked $3bn round, and Brent above $100 — the biggest single day of the month.
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A change to tonight’s panel
Michael Stephens of RUSI joins us in London
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Berlin, in the worst 48 hours
MBZ opens a two-day state visit to Steinmeier and Merz as Iran fires on US warships, the Houthis hit Saudi Arabia, and twelve countries move on West…
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Iran Moves to Wall Off Hormuz as MBZ Heads to Berlin
A restricted zone with sanctions attached, an Abu Dhabi AI build-out that won't stop for war, and the UAE's biggest European set-piece of the month.
The second phase is a naval war
US strikes Iranian tankers, Iran claims a hit on a US carrier, and Abu Dhabi runs three diplomatic calls in one week
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The Emirates and the compute race
How a small state built an AI position, and what Britain might learn from it
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The UAE and the widening Gulf conflict: what happens next? Join us tomorrow.
On 9 September at the National Liberal Club, we are hosting an evening on the UAE. We would love you to be with us.
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