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United Arab Emirates — CHARIS posture

Updated 10 August 2026

LEAVE posture

STABLE — Routine Monitoring

RE-ENTRY posture

NOT READY — Hold Position

Recent signals

  • The Syrian Arab Republic strongly condemns the Iranian attack on an oil tanker operated by the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz

    [TIER 2] SANA English (Syria)

  • Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah held a call with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during which he condemned the sinful Iranian attack on an ADNOC tanker. He affirmed Kuwait's full so

    [TIER 2] KUNA (Kuwait)

  • Saudi Arabia has added to the condemnations, calling Iran's attack on a UAE tanker an 'assault on the security and safety of maritime navigation, and on the security of global energy supplies'

    [TIER 2] Al Jazeera Live

This is an anonymised aggregate across all CHARIS-monitored programmes for United Arab Emirates — never any single organisation's view. Assessments are indicative only; verify against live conditions before making decisions.

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