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UAE warns exports will not be 'held hostage,' says rebuilding trust with Iran may take 'decades'

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  • UAE presidential diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash said the country would not allow its energy exports to be held hostage amid renewed tensions over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • He said the UAE would not accept unilateral control of the strategic waterway by any state.
  • Gargash warned that rebuilding trust with Iran could take decades.

The United Arab Emirates will not allow its energy exports to be “held hostage,” presidential diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash said as tensions over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz intensified.

held hostage

· Anwar GargashThe UAE presidential diplomatic adviser said the country would not allow its energy exports to be held hostage.

The UAE also will not accept any single state's control of the strategic waterway, Gargash said. “Our energy exports will not be held hostage,” he told reporters, adding that relations with Iran remain a central issue for the UAE and other Gulf countries.

Our energy exports will not be held hostage

· Anwar GargashGargash described the UAE's position amid renewed tensions over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Gargash said rebuilding trust with Tehran “may take decades.” His warning underscored the depth of the strain between Iran and its Gulf neighbors after months of confrontation and disruption to commercial shipping.

may take decades

· Anwar GargashHe warned that rebuilding trust with Iran could take decades.
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