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Diplomatic backchannels

For Gulf leaders, the priority now is preventing the Iran-US crisis from blocking the region’s critical energy arteries.

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This week in the Gulf, Iran and Israel are testing the limits of a fragile ceasefire as Gulf leaders race to contain the fallout. 

In today’s edition, we break down how Gulf Cooperation Council states are keeping diplomatic backchannels open, how the United Arab Emirates’ EDGE is securing European tech and why oil and stock markets are on a knife-edge. 

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