[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-unlock-billions-dollars-iran-sources-say-2026-06-12/) did a story on it.

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Money of course, the UAE has agreed to pay them billions of dollars to stop attacks. Also, a lot of Iranian money bypassing global sanctions is funnelled through the UAE

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Irans stopped targeting oil and civilian infrastructure in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, for a good reason

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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/15/uae-oil-pipeline-strait-of-hormuz-by-2027

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If you’ve noticed, Iran’s stopped hitting the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia in recent strikes, only targeting American bases directly in Kuwait and Bahrain, money talks

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And, at the margin, Tether has been a big buyer the past few years, as it assembles assets to back its stable coin. According to the interweb, only 4 countries purchased more gold than Tether did in 1Q26 (6 tons+), those being Poland, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and China. Tether now has 132 tons of gold. That’s more than S. Korea, Australia, or UAE. https://www.ccn.com/education/crypto/tether-140-tons-gold-reserves-dollar-collapse-fears-rise-storage-switzerland/

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If you set up cameras looking at the strait and livestream it, Oman/UAE security services will come and tell you to shut it off, then probably deport you. They do not want useful targeting information to be shared with Iran.

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