UAE gets AI chips for Iran support

The US has reclassified UAE from a restricted export tier (China/Yemen group) to a trusted ally tier, granting G42 and other Emirati entities unrestricted access to advanced AI chips from Nvidia and enabling Microsoft and OpenAI to operate data centres in the country. The reclassification follows UAE military support against Iran and comes amid scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest involving Trump family financial dealings with UAE investors. If you're building AI infrastructure outside the US, your access to Nvidia chips just got a geopolitical price tag. The UAE deal proves the Trump administration trades chip export licenses for military and financial alignment—expect other countries to lobby hard, and expect your own supply chain to become a negotiation point between governments.