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White House Envoy Witkoff Meets UAE's Sheikh Tahnoon Amid US Crackdown On Iran Trade
White House envoy Steve Witkoff met UAE's national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon to coordinate on US efforts to escalate economic sanctions against Iran, coinciding with the UAE halting trade and financial transactions with Iran amid US secondary sanctions and Iranian attacks on Emirati oil tankers.
◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
Your trade or finance business linked to Iran just became a US diplomatic target. You need to reassess all regional dealings now to avoid being caught in America's sanctions net.
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