Gulf nation’s denial of trip by Netanyahu reflects complications of dealing with a leader seen in the region as a destabilizing force

 

Dispute Over Secret Visit Shows Limits of U.A.E.-Israel Embrace

By

Anat Peled

 and 

Stephen Kalin

May 14, 2026 8:16 am ET

Sorry again Tom, but your suggestion that Europe's Navies help out in opening the passage through Hormuz is so beyond crazy that one thought it was a joke because its beyond fixing. Its Iran's toll booth for the near future

 

NATO, Please Help. Trump Has No Strategy for Iran.

By Thomas L. Friedman

Opinion Columnist

Iran Strikes Hard - Israel's Tank Production and Maintenance faces total Shutdown. Practically speaking Iran with cheap missiles surgically destroyed Israel's tank making and servicing capacity leaving no hope for continued tank with combined air power and missiles warfare to continue. It was an incredibly surgical attack that leaves Israel's army stunned!

 

Iran STRIKES HARD – Israel's Tank Fleet Faces TOTAL Shutdown!

Iran’s strangling of the Strait of Hormuz and Ukraine’s defense against four years of Russian aggression suggest that despite the president’s bluster and Mr. Hegseth’s politicization of the brass, the size of your battleship isn’t the only thing that matters.

 

The U.S. Military Needs Another Revolution

By 

Rahm Emanuel

May 10, 2026 4:00 pm ET

Because Emiratis only make up 10% of the total population in the United Arab Emirates, with over 88% of the population expatriates makes its viability as a country at war with Iran bleak, back to nomadic tribes actually

 

Singled Out by Iran, U.A.E. Doubles Down on U.S. and Israeli Ties

The United Arab Emirates has borne the brunt of Iranian attacks throughout the war, hardening the government’s resolve to reassess its list of friends and foes.

By Vivian Nereim

Reporting from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 8, 2026

The headline should have been "SHIA U.A.E. Expels SUNNI Pakistani Workers despite SHIA majority Pakistan’s Peacemaking efforts

 

U.A.E. Expels Pakistani Workers, as Pakistan’s Peacemaking Creates a Rift

By Elian PeltierZia ur-Rehman and Vivian Nereim

Elian Peltier reported from Islamabad, Pakistan; Zia ur-Rehman from Kohat District in the country’s northwest, and Vivian Nereim from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

May 8, 2026

Expect a massive Ukranian drone attack on Russia's Victory Day parade

Putin’s Strongman Image Is Fading as Ukraine Brings War Home to Russia

Russian president’s ‘Victory Day’ cult backfires as conflict drags on longer than Soviet battle against Nazis

By 

Yaroslav Trofimov

May 6, 2026 10:00 pm ET