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02.04.26 - 02:39
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Dubai Crackdown Hits Iran′s Economic Lifeline, Squeezes IRGC Networks (ZeroHedge)
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Dubai Crackdown Hits Iran's Economic Lifeline, Squeezes IRGC Networks
By Negar Mojtahedi of Iran International
The arrest of dozens of IRGC-linked money changers in the United Arab Emirates is one of the most serious blows yet to Tehran's sanctions-evasion network, laying bare how heavily the Islamic Republic has depended on Dubai as an economic lifeline.
Sources familiar with the matter told Iran International that UAE authorities detained dozens of money changers tied to financial entities linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, shut down associated companies and closed their offices. The crackdown follows days of mounting regional tensions and comes after other measures targeting Iranian nationals, including visa revocations and tighter travel restrictions through Dubai.
For years, Dubai has served as Iran's main offshore financial artery, where oil proceeds, petrochemical revenues and rial conversions were turned into dollars, dirhams and euros beyond the reach of the country's batter...
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01.04.26 - 17:48
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IRGC claims 37 US officers dead in UAE strike (IntelliNews)
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The IRGC claimed 37 US officers were killed in a UAE strike and said it launched five naval operations targeting US and Israeli assets across the Gulf, though Iranian military claims have been difficult to verify independently....
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01.04.26 - 14:31
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UAE Poised To Join Anti-Iran Operations, As Trump Rips NATO ′Paper Tiger′ - Says Exit ′Beyond Reconsideration′ (ZeroHedge)
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UAE Poised To Join Anti-Iran Operations, As Trump Rips NATO 'Paper Tiger' - Says Exit 'Beyond Reconsideration'
Summary
UAE mulls becoming first Gulf country to directly joint US-Israeli war against Iran, lobbies for firm UNSC security resolution.
Trump open to exiting 'paper tiger' NATO after Iran war is over, angry over lack of help in Hormuz crisis.
Oil tanker leased to QatarEnergy was struck by an Iranian cruise missile in Qatari waters Wednesday.
IRGC has newly vowed to keep attacking with "full intensity and power" - suggesting this is far from over, as ceasefire talks remain theater lacking in much substance. Ayatollah praises Hezbollah in written statement.
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First Gulf Country to Directly Join War?
The small but wealthy country of United Arab Emirates appears to be edging toward open confrontation, with Arab officials saying it is preparing to join the US and allied powers in forcibly reopening the Strait of Hormuz after absorbing Iranian stri...
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