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EN VIVO: El papa León XIV inicia su segunda jornada en Uruguay con una agenda centrada en encuentros religiosos

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El papa León XIV arribó a Uruguay el viernes para dar comienzo a la gira latinoamericana que también lo llevará a Argentina y Perú. El Pontífice estadounidense es el segundo papa que visite el país más laico del continente, 38 años después del último viaje de Juan Pablo II.

El líder de la Santa Sede llamó, durante su primer discurso en la Plaza Independencia de Montevideo, a que la atención médica sea accesible a todos, apenas tres semanas después de ser operado de un cáncer de pulmón. “Procurar que la atención sanitaria esté al alcance de cada persona, independientemente de sus recursos, es una responsabilidad que interpela a toda sociedad”.

Tras una reunión privada con el presidente uruguayo Yamandú Orsi y otras autoridades, León XIV recibió la llave de la ciudad en el Cabildo de Montevideo, uno de los edificios emblemáticos de la historia y arquitectura de Uruguay. Luego, pidió los obispos de todo el mundo convoquen jornadas de oración y ayuno para que aumenten las vocaciones en la catedral de la capital.

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Este sábado, partirá a primera hora hacia la ciudad de Paysandú, donde dará la primera misa al aire libre de su gira sudamericana. Luego, volverá a Montevideo para visitar el barrio Borro.

A continuación, la cobertura minuto a minuto:

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La agenda de León XIV para este sábado en territorio uruguayo

A las 08:25 horas, el papa viajará en avión desde Montevideo hacia Paysandú, donde llegará a las 09:10 horas. A las 10:00 horas celebrará una misa en el Parque París Londres. Después de esta actividad regresará a la capital en un vuelo programado para las 12:45 horas.

Durante la tarde participará en un encuentro con la realidad social de Casavalle, en la Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, y posteriormente sostendrá una reunión con representantes del mundo de la educación en la Universidad Católica del Uruguay. El día concluirá con una vigilia de oración en el Estadio del Centenario, prevista para las 19:00 horas.

El saludo del papa en la Nunciatura

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León XIV afirmó a última hora del viernes que Uruguay es “un país de jóvenes con fe” al saludar desde el balcón de la Nunciatura Apostólica en Montevideo a las personas que se congregaron frente a la sede diplomática.

El pontífice llegó a la Nunciatura tras presidir la celebración de las Vísperas con obispos, sacerdotes, diáconos, religiosos, religiosas y seminaristas en la Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción y de los Santos Felipe y Santiago.

León XIV pasará en la Nunciatura Apostólica las noches de su visita al país.

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“Es un gusto saludarles, espero verlos de nuevo en estos días. El Nuncio dice que quiere dormir, pero canten hasta la hora que quieran. Bueno, quizás no tanto porque los vecinos también van a querer dormir, pero muchas gracias, gracias por su entusiasmo, gracias por estar aquí. Dios los bendiga a todos y la bendición de Dios Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo desciende sobre ustedes siempre Buenas noches”, agradeció el sumo pontífice.

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El papa pidió en la catedral de Montevideo jornadas de oración para aumentar las vocaciones

León XIV pidió el viernes en Uruguay que los obispos de todo el mundo convoquen jornadas de oración y ayuno para que aumenten las vocaciones, durante su encuentro con el clero en la catedral metropolitana de Montevideo, en la primera jornada en el país durante la gira por Latinoamérica, que también lo llevará a Argentina y Perú.

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El papa llegó a la catedral metropolitana en un carrito de golf que recorrió las estrechas calles de la ciudad vieja entre miles de personas que lo aclamaron con entusiasmo a su paso e hizo una parada para recibir las llaves de la ciudad.

Tras rezar las vísperas, en su discurso ante los religiosos del país, el papa explicó que “en esta tierra, donde muchos de nuestros contemporáneos apenas conocen a Jesucristo y tantos jóvenes han crecido lejos de la vida de la Iglesia, ese testimonio (el de la Iglesia) tiene una fuerza particular”.

El papa León XIV recibió la llave de la ciudad de Montevideo

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Tras una reunión privada con el presidente uruguayo Yamandú Orsi y otras autoridades, León XIV recibió la llave de la ciudad en el Cabildo de Montevideo, uno de los edificios emblemáticos de la historia y arquitectura de Uruguay.

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Este edificio fue escenario de importantes marcos históricos que han moldeado los orígenes políticos y administrativos del país: fue aquí donde se juró, en 1830, la primera Constitución de Uruguay. Posteriormente, funcionó como sede de las Cámaras de Senadores y Diputados hasta 1925. Desde 1958 funciona como Museo y Archivo Histórico Municipal.

Enseguida, el Santo Padre se dirigió a la Catedral Metropolitana, a pocos metros de distancia, para realizar las Vísperas con obispos, sacerdotes, diáconos, religiosos, religiosas y seminaristas. En las afueras del templo, una pequeña multitud que incluía decenas de niños vestidos de monjas, sacerdotes y santos aguardaban su llegada.

“Papa León, Uruguay está con vos”, clamaban al unísono.

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Así es la vida, campeón, a veces se gana y a veces se pierde

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El peor error es pensar que perder en la política es una tragedia y que el fracaso se vuelve permanente. La victoria, por otra parte, también tiene sus consecuencias negativas, ya que siempre viene acompañada de la soberbia y la codicia (del poder o de lo que sea). La política latinoamericana es lamentablemente una cuestión de vida o muerte, o de libertad o cárcel, y esto lo hemos logrado arrastrar a cada lugar donde hemos podido latinoamericanizar la política, en su peor forma generalmente. La hostilidad irascible es una constante en la interacción sistémica y, como si ello no fuera lo suficientemente negativo, las redes han otorgado la capacidad de insultar, descalificar, discriminar y agredir de forma amplificada, lo que confiere una nueva dimensión a la participación política. El sistema político y la sociedad viven permanentemente alcanzando puntos de no retorno en la enemización y en los discursos de odio. La frase de que “el poder desgasta al que no lo tiene” se ha transformado en “el poder liquida al que no lo tiene”.

El funcionamiento pendular actual de los sistemas políticos, con variables dramáticas de alternancia, ha evitado, de alguna manera, encontrar condiciones o situaciones de continuidad y, por el contrario, ha transformado el sistema en un permanente juego de ajustes de cuentas. Se espera que los actores políticos aprendan cuando les toca estar en el llano para no repetir atrocidades o errores, pero no, ocurre exactamente lo contrario, se vuelve con más soberbia y con empatía inexistente, los protagonistas vuelven más dueños de la verdad que nunca.

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Esto tiene consecuencias muy directas respecto a cómo se ejerce la gobernabilidad y cómo aquellos que asumen el poder tienen más vocación de destrucción de cualquier construcción anterior que de asegurar las dinámicas de continuidad institucional que son tan vitales para alcanzar estrategias sostenibles, así como para hacer funcionar proyectos a largo plazo.

Esto nos lleva a efectos colaterales poco beneficiosos, como condiciones especiales de persecución e inhabilitaciones políticas, procesos electorales enrarecidos y la neutralización del funcionamiento institucional.

La persecución política es uno de los principales problemas. Estamos viviendo en una época en la que las violaciones de Derechos Humanos se presentan como solución a los problemas que nos afectan, ya sean la falta de seguridad, los malos resultados económicos, la ineficiencia institucional, la pobreza, el desempleo o la desigualdad. La política nos muestra que es exactamente lo contrario y que el fracaso es prácticamente una certeza, lo cual se vuelve evidente cuando las políticas económicas sobre seguridad o gobernabilidad comienzan a afectar los derechos humanos de la población. Y el resultado más probable de eso es que se sufran duros reveses políticos. Podemos ver el ejemplo de las megacárceles o de las políticas antimigratorias, donde la eficiencia de los resultados iniciales se ve completamente desvirtuada por la falta de garantías o del debido proceso, lo cual deteriora variables sociales y económicas. Aparte de la manifiesta y patética ineficiencia de tener que cancelar la presunción de inocencia de 120.000 personas y negarles el debido proceso, para resolver algo que con el arresto, respetando el debido proceso de 5.000 liderazgos, cabecillas y actores de peligrosidad especial, se solucionaba. El peor engaño es pensar que la situación anterior era tan mala que cualquier variable represiva u opresiva constituye una solución al respecto, una política represiva quizás resuelva un tema puntual, pero disfuncionaliza tantos otros que las soluciones macro que necesitan los países se ven atrofiadas. Para quienes son subdesarrollados, es una condena letal.

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Los fracasos anteriores son una oportunidad para construir y no para destruir. La hostilidad manifiesta contra la realidad no es la forma de resolver los problemas que contiene la misma; esos problemas requieren de una comprensión profunda y desarrollo de capacidades en una interacción continua que permita el cambio y no el agotamiento o destrucción de lo existente.

Los procesos electorales han sufrido también, no solamente las variables de persecución, sino también inhabilitaciones, creación de expedientes, asesinatos, ataques o presiones varias e indebidas sobre las autoridades electorales, destituciones, violaciones varias de independencia funcional de autoridades electorales o de la justicia.

En esa frenética alternancia que ha habido entre derecha e izquierda en el hemisferio se podría haber comprendido que las derrotas reflejan la frustración de la gente con la incapacidad y los malos resultados y la corrupción y etc., etc., y que cuando se tiene la oportunidad de volver, o de acceder al poder no es necesario ni el resentimiento ni la hostilidad ni la agresividad hacia los adversarios políticos, sino solamente gobernar bien, de buena fe y con el más pleno respeto de los derechos de todos.

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Las victorias electorales dan algo que es tan importante como lo es la oportunidad de servir a la gente, la gente no vota para hacer a nadie rico o más rico, no vota para elegir a nadie para que haga negocios o más negocios para sí mismo, no vota a nadie para que desaparezca gente, o se lleven preso al vecino por votar diferente, o para que se asesinen periodistas, o se discrimine a mujeres, población LGBTQI, afrodescendientes, ni a migrantes, ni para cometer actos de antisemitismo, ni de islamofobia. En realidad, se vota para tener más derechos y poder ejercer más derechos y por ello la gente ha votado derecha, izquierda, derecha, izquierda, derecha para ver si alguien se aviva y con honestidad, inteligencia, capacidad de trabajo construye país/patria para todos. Y eso quizás pueda inspirar a su sucesor en la lógica de alternancia para que refuerce los ciclos positivos y no el insalubre ejercicio de la venganza personal y política.

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American war hero details dire living conditions US troops face as Hegseth taps him to ‘fix’ it

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Some troops have gone a year without hot water. Others are sleeping in their cars to escape barracks without air conditioning. And some are asking for little more than drywall, spackle and paint so they can make repairs themselves.

Those are among the conditions Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer says he has encountered while touring military installations on a mission from War Secretary Pete Hegseth: Fix a barracks system plagued by decades of neglect.

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«I would tell you that there’s only a couple that I’ve seen that are good,» Meyer told Digital in an interview Thursday.

Meyer, who serves as senior adviser to the Pentagon’s Barracks Task Force, has visited more than eight installations across the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps since taking on the assignment and plans to visit 30 before the end of the year.

«What I thought was gonna be a professional job very quickly turned into personal,» Meyer said.

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At one installation, Meyer recalled asking a 19-year-old service member what she would change about her living conditions if she could «wave a magic wand.»

«If she could just have a hot shower,» Meyer recalled. «It’s absolutely heartbreaking.»

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The Pentagon’s barracks problems long predate Hegseth and have survived repeated attempts at reform. 

A sweeping 2023 Government Accountability Office investigation documented serious health and safety hazards and found that the department lacked reliable information about the condition of its own barracks, could not determine how much of its facilities spending went toward them and provided insufficient oversight.

Congress and the military services have since committed billions toward improvements, including initiatives ranging from the Marine Corps’ «Barracks 2030» to a Navy overhaul of unaccompanied housing. Yet serious problems persist. As of this year, 12 of GAO’s 31 recommendations remained outstanding.

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Hegseth has sought to centralize the effort under a department-wide task force and accelerate improvements, with Meyer saying the secretary has made clear that identifying problems is no longer enough.

«The secretary has made it clear to me he doesn’t expect me to observe this, study it, or to make it better. He expects me to fix it,» Meyer said. «And that’s exactly what we’re going to do.»

Meyer, the only Medal of Honor hero to reenlist after receiving the award, said one of his first requests was for Hegseth to give the task force an «authoritative role,» rather than simply create another layer of oversight.

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The goal, he said, was to give the team the ability «to go out and make decisions, to be able to have impact, to be able to make change, and to be able to direct where that funding goes and how fast it gets to our service members.»

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Meyer argued the problem is not simply a lack of money. Funding shortfalls, continuing resolutions and years of deferred maintenance have all contributed, he said, but so have layers of contracting rules and bureaucracy that can slow even relatively basic repairs.

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A separate watchdog review found the Pentagon facing a $285 billion maintenance backlog across its broader military facilities’ portfolio, underscoring the scale of the department’s infrastructure challenges.

«When you look at the contracting aspect, it’s easier for people to say no,» Meyer said.

Funding is also part of the problem, according to Meyer, who pointed to Congress’ failure to enact full-year defense appropriations for fiscal 2027. The Pentagon is currently operating under a continuing resolution through Dec. 11, which generally funds ongoing programs at prior-year rates while lawmakers negotiate a broader spending package.

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«When you can’t get a budget, when you’re waiting on Congress to pass a budget, to be able to get the funding there, I mean, that is a huge issue,» Meyer said.

But he also argued that the Pentagon has too often measured progress by how much money has been obligated or put under contract, rather than whether troops actually see improvements in their living conditions.

«Our service members don’t, they don’t live in our budget lines,» Meyer said. «They live in the rooms that those budget lines are there to impact.»

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For Meyer, that has meant getting out of Washington and hearing directly from the troops living with the consequences.

«You can’t fix these problems or understand these problems by standing on the carpet of the Pentagon,» he said. «You’ve got to go out there and talk to these service members.»

What he has heard, Meyer said, is striking partly because of how little troops are asking for.

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«They’re asking for a hot shower. They’re asking for a place to wash their clothes. They’re asking for a door that locks. They’re asking to be able to go to sleep in a place that doesn’t have mold. I mean, they’re asking for light bulbs.»

«They’re willing to be part of the solution,» he added.

Meyer stopped short of placing the blame solely on installation commanders, saying many want to improve conditions but have been constrained by a system that has normalized poor barracks for years.

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«I think this is a multidimensional problem, and it’s complex,» he said. «I think that you have commanders out there that want to take care of their service members. I’ve seen that across the board. But … they still have to have the ability to do that.»

Meyer was far less forgiving of previous Pentagon leadership, arguing that years of investments and reform initiatives had failed to translate into adequate living conditions for troops.

«Don’t kid yourself,» Meyer said. «In the past … it wasn’t a priority to the leadership.»

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Previous administrations and military leaders did launch barracks improvement efforts and devoted billions of dollars to construction, renovation and maintenance, even as government watchdogs continued to document serious deficiencies.

Meyer said Hegseth has made the issue a personal priority.

«We have the Secretary of War who is putting people first, and he’s not just saying that, he’s doing it through his actions,» Meyer said.

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Meyer has put his own name on whether the latest effort succeeds, saying previously that if the barracks aren’t fixed, there is «only one person to blame» — himself.

Asked what «fixed» would actually look like, Meyer offered a simpler standard than any Pentagon metric.

«People are living in places that I would be okay for my daughters living in,» he said.

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Top Gulf official offers glimmer of hope on Trump-Iran nuclear talks as threat of war hangs over region

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A senior United Arab Emirates official says he is cautiously optimistic about negotiations between the United States and Iran, citing progress through Qatari mediation over the past days, even as fears of renewed military confrontation continue to grip the Middle East.

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«We see some progress. … We hope that both sides will be able to reach a point where they will start building trust and engaging in a way to avoid the war, to find a political solution. … I am a little bit optimistic, but I don’t exclude the other option,» Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the Defense, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee of the UAE’s Federal National Council, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.

His remarks came as Reuters reported on Nov. 5 that Iran had submitted a new nuclear proposal to Washington through Qatar. Tehran, however, continued to insist that the U.S. meet seven conditions before negotiations could proceed, including sanctions relief and an end to the American naval blockade.

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Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the UAE Federal National Council’s Defense, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee, speaks to Fox News Digital in Abu Dhabi about the Iranian threat, regional security and prospects for diplomacy. (Efrat Lachter/Fox News Digital)

President Donald Trump has not ruled out further military operations, while Iran has threatened broader retaliation if fighting resumes.

For the UAE, which endured thousands of Iranian missile and drone attacks earlier this year, the possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough offers hope. But its leaders are making clear that hope cannot replace preparedness.

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«We plan for the worst. We hope for the best. … We always make sure that we are ready to deal with all the challenges or the threats,» Al Nuaimi said.

That combination of optimism and caution was evident during Fox News Digital’s reporting trip across the Emirates, where daily life appeared remarkably normal despite the uncertainty surrounding the country.

On an evening in downtown Dubai, restaurant terraces were packed, tourists filled the streets and crowds gathered around a fountain show set to music that moved between Arabic songs and Western pop hits.

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Businesses were operating, international visitors were arriving and the city continued to project an image of prosperity and openness.

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Crowds gather to enjoy an evening fountain show in downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as daily life continues despite the threat of renewed regional conflict with Iran. (Efrat Lachter/Fox News Digital)

The contrast was just as striking in Abu Dhabi, where Fox News Digital attended the opening of ADIPEC 2026, one of the world’s largest energy conferences, against the backdrop of continuing tensions with Iran and the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Days before the conference, ExxonMobil and Chevron executives had canceled their planned appearances because of security concerns, Reuters reported on Oct. 29.

Yet inside the exhibition halls, delegates from around the world gathered to discuss investment, announce partnerships and explore technological solutions to the energy crisis.

It was a demonstration of the UAE’s determination to keep its economy moving while preparing for a security environment that has changed dramatically.

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United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan greets President Donald Trump at Abu Dhabi International Airport on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Preparing for another confrontation

The UAE has already paid a significant price for its proximity to the conflict.

More than 3,000 Iranian missiles and drones targeted the Emirates during the war, according to figures cited by The Associated Press on Nov. 2. The attacks caused casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.Although no new Iranian attacks had targeted the UAE since May, the threat of renewed confrontation has kept the country on alert.

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Al Nuaimi emphasized that while the UAE considers itself a nation committed to peace, it will not hesitate to protect its population.

«Every nation, when it is attacked, [has] the right to defend their people, their sovereignty, their nation,» he said.

But he also drew a clear distinction between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people, who are repressed by the regime. «The Iranian people deserve to be respected, accepted. They have great values, great civilization, and they are our neighbor.»

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A man walks past a housing compound as a tall plume of black smoke ascends following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Iran’s strikes on Gulf neighbours since February 28, following the US-Israeli attack, forced the UAE to shut its airspace, blindsiding travellers who thought they were headed to one of the region’s safest holiday destinations. (Fadel SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)

A partnership beyond any administration

Despite the confrontation with Iran, Al Nuaimi rejected the suggestion that the UAE’s relationship with Washington should be judged primarily through the current conflict or any particular U.S. administration.

«We don’t see our relationship with the United States through these conflicts, through security and defense. No, it’s a partnership. It’s a strategic partnership. It is a sustainable partnership. … Our main partnership is with the United States as a nation, with the American people.»

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He emphasized that the relationship extends across education, medicine, technology, energy and investment, and is intended to endure political changes in Washington.

«We don’t look at the United States through a certain administration. Our engagement and partnership with the United States … [is] with the nation. It’s with the people. … We have the flexibility and the ability to [adapt] and engage with any administration.»

The comments come at a sensitive time for Gulf governments, whose security relationships with Washington have become more consequential as Iran threatens regional infrastructure and international shipping.

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At ADIPEC’s opening ceremony on Nov. 2, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE’s minister of industry and advanced technology and chief executive of state-owned energy giant ADNOC, emphasized that the country’s ability to withstand the crisis was the result of years of preparation. «We did not write our resilience playbook during this disruption. We wrote it years before,» Al Jaber told the audience.

The message was consistent with what officials and analysts repeatedly emphasized during Fox News Digital’s visit: the UAE intends to remain a reliable international partner despite the possibility of another regional escalation.

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The exhibition floor at ADIPEC 2026 in Abu Dhabi

The exhibition floor at ADIPEC 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where global energy companies showcased new technologies and innovations amid growing concerns over energy security and regional instability. (Efrat Lachter/Fox News Digital)

Security beyond military defense

In a separate exclusive interview with Fox News Digital in Dubai, Mohammed Baharoon, director general of the Emirati research center B’huth, argued that the confrontation with Iran has fundamentally expanded the meaning of national security.

«Our resilience now becomes our deterrence,» Baharoon said.

The UAE’s security strategy, he explained, involves far more than intercepting missiles and drones. It also means ensuring reliable energy supplies, food security, functioning infrastructure and the ability to maintain international commerce during a crisis.

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For Baharoon, the conflict cannot be understood as a single confrontation between Washington and Tehran.

He described three interconnected wars: the initial American-Israeli campaign against Iran, Tehran’s subsequent attacks on Gulf states and Iran’s disruption of international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

«The second war was Iran’s attack on the GCC, because that attack was also unprovoked,» Baharoon said, referring to the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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He described the disruption of shipping as a separate confrontation with the global economy, arguing that the consequences extend to countries far removed from the Middle East.

Despite his criticism of Tehran, Baharoon rejected the idea that Iran should permanently be treated as an enemy. Its population, economic potential and geographical importance, he argued, could make it an important contributor to regional prosperity if its leadership shifted away from confrontation.

Attendees gather at ADIPEC 2026, one of the world's largest energy conferences, held in Abu Dhabi

Attendees gather at ADIPEC 2026, one of the world’s largest energy conferences, held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 2–5, 2026, as industry leaders discuss global energy security, technological innovation and the growing role of artificial intelligence. (Efrat Lachter/Fox News Digital)

For the UAE, the challenge now is to prepare for the possibility of another confrontation without abandoning the diplomatic and economic relationships it has spent decades building. The crowded streets of Dubai and busy exhibition halls of Abu Dhabi reflect a country determined to move forward, even as the threat of war remains close. Whether the latest negotiations with Iran lead to a breakthrough or another round of fighting, the Emirates is betting that its resilience will allow it to weather the next crisis without losing sight of the future it is trying to build.

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