VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“bordering on an act of war”
Mark Kimmitt · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Kimmitt suggested Iran could view the UAE's embargo as tantamount to an act of war, comparing it to the post-WWII US embargo on Japan.
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