UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PERSPECTIVE

Abu Dhabi speaks simultaneously to the trading floor and to the chancellery. The diplomat Anwar Gargash, an adviser to the president, publicly declares that 'no Gulf country should be left to face such threats alone', and calls for a 'firm, unified and cohesive' Arab response. Khaleej Times publishes the operational detail: 13 ballistic missiles intercepted, 17 drones shot down, debris in several residential areas, one Indian killed. But it is in the business pages that the UAE publishes the figure that makes importing economies tremble: Oxford Economics warns that if the Hormuz closure extends past September, oil could reach $150 a barrel. Brent is already climbing toward $96.99 in early trading; WTI is at $94.85. The paper quotes economists who note that markets absorbed the shock better than feared thanks to weak demand, modified trade flows, and strategic stock drawdowns — but those buffers are running out. For the UAE, the question is double: regional security and Brent stability. Dubai hosts thousands of foreign nationals working in energy and tourism. Flydubai has already canceled its Kuwait flights. Emirati coverage combines standard diplomatic condemnation with cold economic calculation — which explains why Abu Dhabi is pushing Arab capitals to coordinate before markets coordinate against them.