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The Dubai real estate market continues to show clear resilience even against a backdrop of regional uncertainty. The current crisis, has undeniably created pressure on the broader economy but unlike previous cycles, Dubai's real estate has not collapsed under stress. It has adjusted. Transaction volumes dipped in the beginning of March, people started to panic and there were news of distress selling. But as soon as the authorities regained control of the situation, sellers felt safe and held their positions. By the end of the first quarter of 2026, the numbers were record breaking amidst uncertainty. Dubai recorded AED 176.7 billion in property transactions, across nearly 48,000 deals, confirming that buyers are taking this as an opportunity to actively enter the market despite the geopolitical backdrop. Luxury real estate, in particular, continues to thrive. Even during the crisis, record breaking transactions such as ultra high value apartment sales have reinforced confidence in the top end of the market. This is not the behavior of a distressed market, it is the behavior of a market recalibrating while maintaining momentum. The resilience shows that the UAE real estate market has reached a level of maturity where it is less reactive to short term geopolitical shocks. A major pillar behind the resilience lies in how the authorities have managed the situation. Regulatory oversight, through RERA has ensured that the market remains credible, preventing any kind of speculative bubbles seen in earlier cycles. Social media narratives around widespread distress deals and collapsing prices are largely exaggerated. Isolated discounts and motivated sellers exist, as they do in any market but the prices are holding firm proving that stability is the new luxury.

@AriFleischer Israel continues its long standing naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, controlling who and what can pass by sea. Isn’t that direct contradiction to the idea that international waters should be open to all?

This is the only position any leader should take. International waters must be free to transit, for everyone everywhere.

@ficochang @FurkanGozukara Yes. The timing is everything. It seems more like a blackmail being released as soon he took a step back from the war and moved towards negotiations.

As impossible as it may seem, at this very point I am thinking that the WAR is the smoke screen and the Epstein stuff and particularly this Melania links that were NEVER released by the DOJ is the reason Trump went with Israel to attack Iran. Same questions remain: Why? And Why now? just like Melania and her out of the blue statement Today!!!

Absolute bombshell on Sky News. An expert correspondent reads the leaked 2002 email from Melania Trump to Ghislaine Maxwell. She asks about Jeffrey Epstein and Palm Beach. The White House is in full panic mode trying to completely disassociate from the massive scandal.

For Iran, the strategic calculus is clear. What this moment reveals is a shift in the nature of leverage itself. The weapon is no longer purely kinetic. It is logistical, financial, and systemic. And in that domain, disruption of a narrow maritime corridor has proven capable of exerting global consequences that are both immediate and enduring.

Iran is executing an absolute masterclass. An expert Middle East analyst admits Iran brilliantly realized they can coerce adversaries into submission by controlling the Strait of Hormuz. A single strike skyrockets insurance rates and paralyzes the global economy.

For Iran, the strategic calculus is clear. What this moment reveals is a shift in the nature of leverage itself. The weapon is no longer purely kinetic. It is logistical, financial, and systemic. And in that domain, disruption of a narrow maritime corridor has proven capable of exerting global consequences that are both immediate and enduring.

@_AhmedQuraishi This isn’t about nurturing wanton animosity, the words maybe sharper but they don't contradict or undermine Pakistan's broader role as a mediator. Let's not forget, He was responding to an aggressor that had just killed over 250 people in Lebanon the day before.

No Pakistani official speaks like this for India despite all the wars. No Lebanese official either. Or Iranian. Why nurture this type of wanton animosity in Pakistani politics toward a country we have no conflict with? Worst kind of distraction when Pakistan is brokering peace.

The market is behaving as if reality is optional. We are in the middle of what may be the most severe energy supply shock on record, with conflict cutting through the core arteries of the global oil system. Economic activity is slowing, with growth expectations deteriorating across multiple regions. Yet the S&P 500 is rallying, the VIX is collapsing, and investors are aggressively pricing in a durable peace, before any agreement has been formalized, let alone implemented. Three key parties are already disputing the terms, and the situation on the ground remains volatile. Still, markets are trading not on confirmed developments, but on anticipated narratives, often reduced to signals from Donald Trump’s next public statement. This is not genuine confidence. It is conditioned reflex. For years, markets have been trained to interpret every disruption as temporary, every dip as a buying opportunity, and every geopolitical shock as something that central banks or political actors will quickly neutralize. That conditioning is now overriding observable reality. The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be resolved overnight. Infact it is still closed and as long as that is the case, Brent front month can't really live below $100, product prices will continue to climb, shortages will keep popping up, demand destruction will proceed, economic activity will take a hit. Supply chains will take time to normalize, insurance costs will remain elevated, and risk premia should, in any rational framework, be expanding rather than compressing. What we are seeing instead is a market front-running an outcome that does not yet exist. It is extrapolating hope into price, discounting risk as if it were already resolved. But the underlying fragility is not cyclical,it is structural. The rally, therefore, is not a signal of stability. It is borrowed time.

@PaulJames120472 @FurkanGozukara 💯

@aimz0320 @FurkanGozukara Yep.. you know it’s bad when you prefer to go back to Epstein charade.

Talk about a turn of events

China has long harboured ambitions of challenging the primacy of the dollar. Seems like Tehran and Beijing are aligned in making Hormuz a fully operational tool to boost the yuan as an alternative to the greenback. The growing use of yuan could chip away at US dominance in specific sectors over time. Overall, it is a question of gradual erosion rather than an abrupt substitution.

Not good. “.. if payments accompanying 20% of the world’s oil and gas can move through a digital pipe that the US Treasury cannot see, then America’s dominance of global finance has effectively been handed an expiry date.” @opinion bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Iran says they have 10 points. The US says it has 15 points. Then we saw President Trump saying that the 10 points from Iran are an acceptable basis for negotiations. Then, Iran’s foreign minister mentioned the 10 points, and then another 15 points by the US. So what's the bottom line for negotiations,10 points or 15? There is not a single document that anyone can refer to for what both sides are going to discuss.

“There is an updated plan, Iran has already conceded to many of those old points,” a U.S. official told Fox News. The previous 10-point plan being circulated is not the latest framework, I’m told.

@HodlMagoo Maybe bringing the Epstein case back to light was the intention

Melania Trump is a moron. All she had to do is shut up but now she goes on national TV and lied through her Botox face knowing very well there is evidence out there that clearly connects her to Epstein. On top of that she just brought the Epstein case back into the light.

@RonFilipkowski It seems like he just found out that Iran is charging tolls

We have never looked more feckless and ridiculous to the entire world.

@ayeshaijazkhan Like the move 'Bad Times at the El Royale'

Pakistan knows what Israel is capable of and is taking no chances on security. Americans and Iranians will stay at the same hotel. May Allah protect all our guests.

@wonderdog2022_c @Incredible_Tau Agreed

@aimz0320 @Incredible_Tau Kind but not complicit in their manipulation.

Someone needs to hear this. When people decide to be audacious with their disrespect, you have a right to be courageous with your boundaries. You do not owe kindness to anyone who treats you with contempt. Teach people that there are consequences for their actions toward you.

@atrupar When they try to shift attention from the 'war' back to the 'Epstein files', that is when you realize just how badly they screwed up

I am not sure why Melania Trump decided to make a statement about Jeffrey Epstein seemingly out of nowhere today, but if the idea was to put the ongoing coverup in the rearview mirror it will backfire spectacularly

Trump: very soon, crude will begin moving, with or without assistance from Iran

Iran says they have 10 points. The US says it has 15 points. Then we saw President Trump saying that the 10 points from Iran are an acceptable basis for negotiations. Then, Iran’s foreign minister mentioned the 10 points, and then another 15 points by the US. So what's the bottom line for negotiations? 10 points or 15? There is not a single document that anyone can refer to for what both sides are going to discuss.

@iihtishamm What happened to the joint venture to levy tolls and share profits?

Trump: “There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait . They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now! Says President TRUMP

It appears that the joint venture is not progressing well.