July 21, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Developing

White House Approves Broader Tech Exports to UAE Despite Warnings of China Diversion

The Trump administration approved broader U.S. technology exports to the United Arab Emirates despite internal Commerce Department warnings that the move could increase the risk of sensitive U.S. AI chips and other...

July 10, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

Commerce Eases Export Controls for the U.A.E., Citing Its Role in the Iran Operation

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security announced on July 10, 2026 that it would remove the United Arab Emirates from Export Administration Regulations Country Groups D:3 and D:4 and reclassify it into...

May 7, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Well supported

U.S. Destroyers and Iranian Forces Trade Fire in Hormuz as Strikes Hit Bandar Abbas and Qeshm

U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fire on May 7 when three American destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz, two days after Trump had announced a pause in Operation Project Freedom. U.S. forces struck Iranian military...