Egypt, UAE, and Israel have faced heavy pressure from Washington to shun Russia and, in the Emirates’ case, also to supply more oil to a world trying to wean itself from Russian energy. That arm-twisting has come as the United States pursues a renewed nuclear deal with Iran, a rival of Israel and the UAE, that would lift international sanctions on Tehran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program. The Emirates and Saudi Arabia, another important American ally in the region, have complained about what they see as a lack of American support after attacks that were linked to Iran.
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