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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T15:27:39.000Z",
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  "textContent": "On Sunday, March 22, the United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister, Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, maternal brother of UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, put on a brave face. The evening prior, President Donald Trump declared that if the Strait of Hormuz was not opened within forty-eight hours, he would order strikes on Iranian […]",
  "title": "The Emirates on the Tightrope"
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