Persian Gulf

Zelenskyy: Ukraine will have larger role in Persian Gulf security

Ukraine is stepping up cooperation with countries under attack from Iran and will have an expanded role in emerging security formats, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 2.

3 April, 12:53 AM

Iran confirms contact with U.S., denies peace talks

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that “messages have been exchanged” with the United States, but denied formal peace negotiations were ongoing, Al Jazeera reported on March 31.

1 April, 12:22 AM

Gulf allies urge Trump to press Iran war as calls grow for deeper military action

U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are urging President Donald Trump to continue the war against Iran, arguing that Tehran has not yet been weakened enough, the Associated Press reported on March 31.

31 March, 12:57 PM

Oil prices surge on Trump signals of ending war with Iran

Oil prices resumed gains after an earlier pullback on media reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to end the war with Iran, even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, Interfax-Ukraine reported on March 31.

31 March, 12:15 PM

Iran accuses Ukraine of aggression over Gulf air defense deals

Iran’s permanent representative to the UN, Amir-Saeid Iravani, accused Ukraine of “active participation in military aggression against Iran” for sending experts to the Middle East to counter Iranian Shahed drones, NBC News reported on March 30.

30 March, 11:31 PM

Zelenskyy hints at drone deals with Jordan, Kuwait

Summarizing his recent Middle East tour, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested his meetings have opened the way for security cooperation with Jordan and Kuwait.

30 March, 11:11 PM

Zelenskyy courts Gulf allies as U.S. aid ebbs and Kyiv hunts new war backers

Cuts in direct U.S. military aid and global focus on the war with Iran are pushing Kyiv to seek financial and military support from other partners, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s tour of Middle Eastern countries hit by Iran.

30 March, 06:12 PM

Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia on March 26, saying he has important meetings planned, likely to be focused on how Kyiv can help the kingdom protect its infrastructure from Iranian drones.

26 March, 07:57 PM

U.S. sends more warships, marines to Middle East — WSJ

The Pentagon is sending additional Marines and ships to the Persian Gulf, as Iran maintains a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reported on March 13, citing U.S. officials.

13 March, 07:53 PM

Saudi Aramco eager to buy Ukrainian interceptor drones

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant is negotiating a deal to purchase Ukrainian interceptor drone technology to protect its oil infrastructure from Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported March 12, citing people familiar with the matter.

12 March, 09:11 PM

U.S. asks Israel to stop strikes on Iranian oil

The U.S. government has asked Israel to refrain from further air strikes on Iran’s energy facilities, Axios reported on March 10, citing unnamed sources.

11 March, 02:24 AM

U.S., partners in talks with Kyiv to acquire acoustic drone detection tech

The United States and several Persian Gulf countries are in talks with Ukraine about recreating Kyiv’s acoustic drone‑detection network to counter Iranian attack drones, the Financial Times reported on March 6.

6 March, 11:52 PM

How Kyiv's frontline expertise could save Middle Eastern airspace - video

Soldier of the unmanned systems battalion in the 59th Motorized Brigade, Unmanned Systems Forces, Serge Marko (Oleksandr Karpiuk), explained on Radio NV how Ukrainian experts will help shoot down Russian Shaheds.

5 March, 08:35 AM

UAE opens emergency air corridors to evacuate tourists

The United Arab Emirates has opened safe air corridors with neighboring Middle Eastern countries to help tourists leave the country and to ease the return of Emirati citizens, CNN reported March 3.

3 March, 11:12 PM

Gas prices jump 28% after 150 tankers halt in Persian Gulf

European natural gas futures jumped as much as 28% after 150 tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf on March 2, 2026, halting oil and liquefied natural gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported on March 2.

2 March, 04:11 PM

150 tankers halt in Persian Gulf as Iran strikes rattle global oil, LNG flows

At least 150 tankers — including vessels carrying oil and liquefied natural gas, or LNG — dropped anchor in open waters of the Persian Gulf past the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, Reuters reported on March 1.

2 March, 02:52 PM

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