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UAE Cuts Trade Ties With Iran as NATO Warns It's "Prepared to Address Any Threat"

A rafale fighter jet prepares for take off on the deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during the NATO military exercise Neptune Strike 26-2, off the coast of the Greek island of Crete, on April 27, 2026. (Credit: Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP via Getty Images)

The United Arab Emirates severed all trade and financial dealings with Iran late Tuesday after a missile scare triggered a rare nationwide shelter alert, and NATO followed less than a day later with one of its bluntest statements yet on defending allies as the nearly six-month-old U.S.-Israel war against Iran threatens to spread beyond the Middle East.

A Missile Scare Ends the Trade Relationship

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