Iran-US war latest: UAE halts all trade with Tehran as Trump declares Hormuz to be ‘new US territory’

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1787118900}NewsWorldMiddle EastIran-US war latest: UAE halts all trade with Tehran as Trump declares Hormuz to be ‘new US territory’Negotiations between the parties remain deadlocked as the waterway remains largely closedShweta Sharma Wednesday 19 August 2026 06:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3035365","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-hormuz-dubai-uae-missile-news-b3035365.html","title":"Iran-US war latest: UAE halts all trade with Tehran after missile attack"}}CloseTrump casts doubt on Iran deal, says Tehran ‘cannot have a nuclear weapon’On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveOnTheGround","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceNewsletter":"N...