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How a swap line for Persian Gulf allies would break with the past

<p>If the United States gets into the business of <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/24/dollar-uae-iran-trump" target="_blank">providing dollar liquidity</a> to the United Arab Emirates and other Persian Gulf states battered by the Strait of Hormuz's closure, it will amount t

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How a swap line for Persian Gulf allies would break with the past<p>If the United States gets into the business of <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/24/dollar-uae-iran-trump" target="_blank">providing dollar liquidity</a> to the United Arab Emirates and other Persian Gulf states battered by the Strait of Hormuz's closure, it will amount t
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