# Iran-UAE trade lifeline at risk after missile claim and naval blockade

https://mins.news/en/video/26364

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-19 15:08 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyGWB0yjsE0

> Iran has long depended on the UAE as a commercial gateway: about 90 percent of its trade passes through Dubai’s Jebel Ali port, while the UAE supplies 30 percent of Iran’s global imports. After the UAE said it detected Iranian ballistic missiles in its airspace and a US naval blockade tightened, the crucial trade link is at risk.

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