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CNN: Saudi Arabia’s dispute with the UAE exposes a deeper regional power struggle

Saudi Arabia accuses UAE of backing separatists and destabilizing Yemen, Sudan, and Syria, with Riyadh launching airstrikes on UAE-linked targets in Yemen last week.

  • Last week, Saudi Arabia publicly accused the United Arab Emirates of undermining its national security and launched strikes on a UAE-linked shipment in Yemen.
  • In recent years, Saudi Arabia says the UAE mobilized separatists after a false White House request involving the Saudi Crown Prince and U.S. President Donald Trump, widening the rift.
  • Both countries' positions near major chokepoints raise energy-market stakes, as Saudi Arabia says Yemen, Sudan and the Horn of Africa's proximity magnifies its exposure to UAE-linked instability.
  • The UAE pledged to withdraw, yet anti-UAE rhetoric in Saudi state media has surged and further strikes targeting the Southern Transitional Council remain possible.
  • Washington's ties to both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates could make the U.S. a proxy venue for the dispute, and analysts say even limited deterioration risks energy market disruption.
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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Monday, January 5, 2026.
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