By leaving OPEC, the UAE is signaling that it will no longer tether its economic or security destiny to a failing regional consensus.

By Eliana Fleming, JFeed

In a move that has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially severed its ties with OPEC.

For decades, the UAE has been the second-most influential member of the cartel, but today, that alliance is dead.

Analysts are calling this a “fatal blow” to Saudi Arabia’s hegemony over the world’s oil supply, effectively ending the “United Front” of the Gulf monarchy.

Fury in Abu Dhabi

The exit isn’t just about oil prices; it’s about survival.

Sources in Abu Dhabi reveal that the UAE leadership is “incensed” by the perceived weakness of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) during the ongoing conflict with Iran.

Abu Dhabi reportedly feels that Saudi Arabia and other regional partners failed to provide a robust military response to Iranian strikes on critical infrastructure.

By leaving OPEC, the UAE is signaling that it will no longer tether its economic or security destiny to a failing regional consensus.

The withdrawal is being hailed as a masterstroke for the Trump administration.

President Trump has long pushed for “energy independence” and the dismantling of “monopolistic cartels.”

This move aligns the UAE directly with Washington’s “Maximum Pressure” campaign, allowing Abu Dhabi to pump oil at its own discretion to stabilize global markets, directly undermining Iranian and Russian interests.

With the UAE out, OPEC’s ability to dictate global gas prices has been crippled, handing the U.S. consumer a massive victory.

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Iran’s president is warning that regional oil supply could be jeopardized if the US gets its allies to stop buying Tehran’s oil.

By: AP

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is warning that regional oil supply could be jeopardized if the United States manages to get its allies to stop buying Tehran’s oil.

Rouhani spoke to Iranian expatriates in Switzerland during his visit there on Monday. He said the US has threatened not to allow Iran to continue exporting its oil.

“It seems they do not understand what they are saying when they say Iran will not be allowed to export even a single drop of oil,” Rouhani said in remarks aired by Iranian state television. “All right, if you can do such a thing, do it and see the result!”

Rouhani did not elaborate, but Iran long has asserted it could shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow body of water that separates the Persian Gulf from the wider world. A third of all oil traded by sea passes through the strait and the U.S. Navy regularly has direct, tense encounters with Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) there.

Iran is OPEC’s (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) second-largest crude exporter with more than 2 million barrels a day.

After the US pulled out of the nuclear deal with Iran, Washington has been pushing allies to cut oil imports from Iran altogether by November.

President Donald Trump has criticized OPEC for not doing enough to lower oil prices. On Saturday, Trump wrote on Twitter that he had received assurances from King Salman of Saudi Arabia that the kingdom will increase oil production, “maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels” in response to turmoil in Iran and Venezuela.

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