UAE Could Join US-Led Effort To Protect Ships In Strait Of Hormuz

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Last Updated:March 18, 2026, 20:56 IST

The United Arab Emirates may join a US-led effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran all but shut the vital waterway to ships as Tehran wages war with Israel and the United States, a senior Emirati official said on Tuesday.

Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said talks were ongoing and no formal plan had been agreed, but that “big countries" in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe bore responsibility for ensuring the flow of trade and energy.

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March 18, 2026, 20:56 IST

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