Iran is on the brink of disaster due to the UAE's decision - details

The UAE has suspended trade operations with Iran following missile attacks, potentially depriving the Iranian economy of about $6 billion in export revenue and threatening trade worth $21.3 billion. Iranian imports from the UAE accounted for approximately 30% of the country's total imports.

The UAE, the largest supplier of goods to Iran, has suspended trade operations with Tehran after a series of missile attacks that, for the first time since the start of the war, required evacuations. The decision could deprive the Iranian economy of about $6 billion in export revenue and threaten trade worth approximately $21.3 billion. In the first ten months of 2025, Iran purchased goods from the UAE worth about $14.8 billion — roughly 30% of the country's total imports — while Iranian exports to the Emirates reached $6.5 billion. The severance of trade ties will particularly impact the energy sector: Iran supplied about 70% of its fuel oil exports through the UAE and also received gasoline and diesel from there. Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Mark Kimmitt called the UAE embargo more significant than the American one. The article references the New York Post.