UAE urges swift implementation of US-Iran peace deal and pledges to keep Strait of Hormuz open

The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an early-morning statement on 15 June confirming the country’s full support for the preliminary US-Iran agreement announced at the weekend. In the communique, Abu Dhabi called on both Washington and Tehran to move "from signature to action" by immediately halting hostilities, releasing all maritime and aviation corridors, and establishing verification mechanisms overseen by the UN. The UAE stressed that freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is an essential pre-condition for global energy security and for the recovery of regional passenger and cargo flows that were severely disrupted by missile and drone exchanges earlier this year. The statement reiterated the UAE’s offer to host technical talks on de-confliction of civilian air routes and to coordinate with the International Maritime Organisation on updated best-management-practice (BMP) guidance for commercial shipping. UAE officials added that the country’s ports and airports remain on heightened alert but are steadily returning to normal operating capacity; Dubai’s Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa ports are now handling 85 % of pre-war container volumes, while passenger throughput at Dubai International Airport has climbed back above 200,000 travellers per day. For corporates, the message is that while risks remain, the UAE intends to safeguard its role as the region’s primary logistics and mobility hub. Multinational shipping lines have already begun re-activating direct calls at Fujairah, and freight forwarders report that war-risk insurance premia for transits through Hormuz fell by almost 30 % following news of the cease-fire. Business-travel managers should nevertheless continue to monitor airline security bulletins and ensure that crews and assignees remain enrolled in tracking systems covering both maritime and land-based movements. If the cease-fire holds and maritime lanes stay clear, analysts expect a rapid rebound in Gulf passenger demand, particularly in the oil-and-gas, engineering, and project-management sectors that rely on short-notice mobilisations across the wider Middle East.