A propos - Abu Dhabi 'doesn't want to appear too much in cooperation with Israel', analyst says
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“A renewed escalation in the Strait of Hormuz saw the seizure on Thursday of a ship anchored off the Unites Arab Emirates coast.”
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Multiple independent web search results (AP News and other news reports) confirm that a ship anchored off the UAE coast was seized on a Thursday and taken toward Iran amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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— Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— From 28 February 2026, as part of the 2026 Iran War, Iran began launching a series of drone strikes on sites in Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, initially targeting the Port of Duqm and the Port of Sala…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Oman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Oman
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— This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
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“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had announced he had quietly visited the UAE during the Israeli-U.S. war with Iran”
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Multiple independent news sources report that Benjamin Netanyahu's office claimed he made a secret visit to the UAE during the war with Iran.
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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— Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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“the UAE swiftly denied that any secret visit had occurred.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Al Jazeera and other news reports, explicitly state that the UAE foreign ministry denied the reports of Netanyahu's secret visit.
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— The history of the Jews in the United Arab Emirates started in 1165. As of 2025, there are about 7,000 Jewish people in the UAE: 6,000 in Dubai and 600 in Abu Dhabi.
The Abraham Accords normalized rel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_Uni…
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— The Israel–United Arab Emirates normalization agreement, officially the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_Arab_Emirates_no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_Arab_Emirates_no…
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— Diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates trace their origins to the early days of the Oslo Accords, where Israeli and Emirati diplomats had contact with each other in the 1990s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_Arab_Emirates_re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_Arab_Emirates_re…
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“Federico Donelli, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Trieste”
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Official university pages and professional profiles from the University of Trieste confirm that Federico Donelli is an Assistant Professor (and in some contexts Associate Professor) of International Relations at the University of Trieste.
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— University of Trieste. Italy. Position. Assistant Professor in International Relations (RTD/b).This book is conceived as a spin-off of activities and research developed within the PhD program in Coope…
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Federico-Donelli
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Federico-Donelli
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— Dr. Federico Donelli is Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Trieste, Italy.Experience. –present. Associate professor,…
https://theconversation.com/profiles/federico-donelli-151458…
https://theconversation.com/profiles/federico-donelli-151458…
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— I am an Assistant Professor (tenure track) of International Relations.Federico Donelli brings to light the extent of Turkey's involvement in Africa and analyses the unique characteristics, benefits, c…
https://units.academia.edu/FedericoDonelli
https://units.academia.edu/FedericoDonelli
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