Iran intensified diplomatic outreach across the region as several neighboring and regional countries publicly rejected any use of their territory or airspace for military action against Iran, amid escalating threats from the United States.

The United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Ministry has stressed that the country will not allow its airspace, territory, or waters to be used in any aggression against Iran.

Yemen’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council slams the UAE for running secret prisons near the port city of Mukalla.

The Somali government has canceled security and defense agreements with the UAE concerning key ports, citing breaches of the country’s sovereignty.

The British government reportedly co-owns UAE-controlled Berbera port in Somaliland, which is part of a network of Emirati infrastructure used to arm the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan.

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says the leader of the secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) has fled to the United Arab Emirates via Somaliland after skipping peace talks in Riyadh.

The leader of Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) flees to an unknown location ahead of planned talks in Saudi Arabia.