Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP)
Ahmed Jumaa Al-Marashda (right), Director of Arab Affairs at the ministry, delivering protest note to Omar Abdulmajid Hamid Al-Obaidi, the chargé d’affaires of Iraq’s embassy in Abu Dhabi. (Photo: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
