{"id":2613653,"date":"2026-06-12T18:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-says-uae-released-billions-to-iran-but-government-denies-transfer\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:58:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:58:02","slug":"report-says-uae-released-billions-to-iran-but-government-denies-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-says-uae-released-billions-to-iran-but-government-denies-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Report says UAE released billions to Iran but government denies transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-says-uae-released-billions-to-iran-but-government-denies-transfer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2613653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-arab-emirates\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"215\">United Arab Emirates<\/a> released billions of dollars in frozen <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> assets as an olive branch to ward off further attacks, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four sources told <em>Reuters<\/em> that the UAE agreed to release $10 to $20 billion in frozen Iranian assets, $3 billion of which has been released, in exchange for Iran halting attacks against the Gulf country. After the article was published, the UAE\u2019s Foreign Ministry came out with a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mofauae\/status\/2065550165461663793?s=20\">strong denial<\/a>, calling the report \u201centirely false and unfounded.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4605151\/catholic-bishops-consecrate-us-trump-melania-prayer\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Catholic bishops consecrate US, White House says Trump and Melania \u2018join in prayer\u2019 in \u2018unprecedented\u2019 gesture<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4604185\/trump-promises-another-round-strikes-iran-operation-kharg-island\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump promises another round of strikes against Iran and operation on Kharg Island<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4604070\/uk-defense-minister-john-healey-resigns-concerns-funding-makes-country-less-safe\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UK Defense Secretary John Healey resigns over concerns funding pitfalls make country \u2018less safe\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked by <em>Reuters<\/em>, a UAE official did not deny that the transfer had taken place, saying it was committed to peace efforts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe UAE\u2019s foreign policy is guided by promoting de-escalation \u200band reducing tensions across the region, while advancing lasting peace and stability,\u201d they said. \u201cThe UAE supports efforts, including those undertaken by the United States, to protect the peoples of the region from the repercussions \u200bof conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Circumstantial evidence suggested a shift occurred in early May \u2014 the UAE was the most attacked nation by Iran during the entire war, being targeted with more missiles and drones than any other, including Israel. After a final attack on May 4, Iran\u2019s assaults abruptly stopped. Since then, Iran has focused its wrath on Kuwait and Bahrain, completely avoiding the UAE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One source told <em>Reuters<\/em> that Iran had approached two other Gulf countries with the same arrangement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran and the UAE had a tense relationship before the war, with Abu Dhabi long viewing Tehran as its primary security threat. However, the UAE\u2019s strategy of doing business with nearly everyone included Iran, and the two enjoyed some bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4567557\/uae-israel-anti-drone-defenses-netanyahu\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4567557\">UAE BOOSTS TIES WITH ISRAEL TO SHORE UP ANTI-DRONE DEFENSES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That relationship was all but completely severed with the beginning of Operation Epic Fury, when Iran focused its retaliatory attacks on the small Gulf nation. The UAE reacted with fury, cutting off all relations and emerging as the most hawkish voice in the Gulf, urging President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> to pursue maximalist aims against Tehran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports after the April ceasefire revealed that the UAE secretly launched airstrikes against Iranian targets during the war. It also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4567557\/uae-israel-anti-drone-defenses-netanyahu\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4567557\">significantly boosted its ties with Israel<\/a>, including a covert visit to the country from Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu <\/a>and the director of Mossad. Israel secretly deployed an Iron Dome battery to the country to help fend off Iranian drones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Arab Emirates released billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets as an olive branch to ward off further attacks, according to a report. Four sources told Reuters that the UAE agreed to release $10 to $20 billion in frozen Iranian assets, $3 billion of which has been released, in exchange for Iran halting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2613654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26126621014964_96a8a0.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2613653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26126621014964_96a8a0.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2613653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2613654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2613653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2613653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2613653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}