Perhaps if the UAE hadn’t looked the other way on so many dual-use imports into Iran for years and years, they wouldn’t be under so much pressure today.
With the imposition of the latest international economic sanctions against Iran and the UAE being under pressure from Washington to enforce them, Tehran’s trade ties with the Gulf Arab neighbor and its considerable economic interests in the region have taken a direct hit.
http://arabnews.com/economy/article552201.ece
