# UAE builds alternative trade and energy routes after Iran attacks, official says

https://mins.news/en/item/48105

- Reuters, 2026-09-07 09:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-builds-alternative-trade-energy-routes-after-iran-attacks-official-says-2026-09-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9e7e42abedf1000171bd27

> The United Arab Emirates is developing alternative routes for energy exports and trade so they cannot be “held hostage” by the ongoing war with Iran, presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said on Monday.

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