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White House envoy Witkoff meets UAE's Sheikh Tahnoon amid US crackdown on Iran trade
The undisclosed talks came as Washington escalated sanctions and sought to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
- White House Envoy Steve Witkoff met with United Arab Emirates national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed in Sardinia last weekend to discuss next steps on the Iranian crisis, according to previously unreported talks.
- The UAE recently halted all trade and financial transactions with Iran following intensified Iranian attacks on Emirati oil tankers, despite bilateral commerce reaching $28 billion in 2024.
- On the meeting day, the Treasury Department excluded UAE branches of Egypt's Banque Misr from the U.S. financial system, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced "Operation Economic Outcast" targeting Iran-related business.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed U.S. embassies worldwide to demand host governments "immediately and systematically" sever trade with Iran, warning that continuing business risks disconnection from the dollar system.
- The Trump administration is establishing an interagency task force to coordinate enforcement of the economic pressure campaign, aiming to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while intensifying economic pressure on Iran.
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Trump's envoy met with UAE official in Sardinia - Bessant's announcement on Operation "Economic Pariah" was preceded - Emirates' anger after Iranian attacks on tankers in Hormuz
·Marousi, Greece
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White House envoy Witkoff meets UAE's Sheikh Tahnoon amid US crackdown on Iran trade
The meeting came days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign threatening sanctions on countries and entities doing business with Iran
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Special Envoy of the President of the United States, Steve Whitkoff, met last weekend with the National Security Adviser of the United Arab Emirates, Tahnun bin Zaid al-Nahyan, to discuss further steps towards Iran, reporting to Axios with reference to known sources.
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