# ‘This is NOT OUR WAR’ UAE Navigates Regional Crisis Amid US-Israel War on Iran (Mohammed Baharoon)

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Podcast: [Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/going-underground-hosted-by-afshin-rattansi-6331572)
Published: 2026-03-09T01:20:01+00:00
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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Mohammed Baharoon, Director General of the Dubai Public Policy Research Center. What is the situation on the ground in Dubai as Iranian missiles and drones continue to target UAE? What is the state of the GCC’s alliance with the US after it plunged the region into its most destabilising war yet? Why has BRICS disappointingly not stepped up to mediate the crisis? What is the state of the Abraham Accords following the Gaza genocide and Israel’s wars on Iran? Are there any chances for peace and negotiations? All this and more on this episode of Going Underground.

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