No offense taken, I think this is exactly right. And both the Iranian and the UAE governments probably know this as well.
To be fair, I have seen some “we’re not fucking leaving” sentiment among expats. But as mentioned daily life is also still pretty normal; I doubt it will persist for very long if things keep getting tougher from here.
Aaron van Wirdum
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2026-03-12 13:42:30 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…n88u
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