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Iran Hostilities Spur Uncertainty for Middle East Bizav Outlook
Region looking at months to recover
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Once the Iran war ends, reconstruction and recovery in the Middle East will take many months. © AdobeStock

As they went about weekend outdoor pursuits on February 28, only to sense distant but almost palpable explosions thudding ominously through afternoon skies, few Dubai residents immediately understood that the Persian Gulf was suddenly, once again, at war.

One month later, there was no clear end in sight. By early April, President Trump hinted that the war may end in “two to three weeks,” but the unpredictability of Middle East geopolitics may mean that the decision is not entirely his to make. Anxious to secure food supplies and oil deliveries, the UAE threatened to join the war to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.