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WSJ Minute Briefing

U.A.E. Signals Intent to Join Iran Fight

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.1671 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Plus: President Trump is turning up the pressure on the Supreme Court, as it prepares to hear arguments on limiting U.S. citizenship. And the U.S. has secured a major mining deal in the Congo, gaining a key advantage over China. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Here is your morning brief for Wednesday, April 1st. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal.

0:37.9

We are exclusively reporting that the United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the U.S.

0:42.8

open the Strait of Hormuz by force. It would make the UAE the first Persian Gulf country

0:48.2

to become a combatant in the Iran War. Meanwhile, a third U.S. aircraft carrier is deploying

0:54.0

to the Middle East. The USS George

0:56.3

H.W. Bush left Virginia yesterday and could take weeks to reach the region where U.S. officials

1:02.1

said that three aircraft carriers could remain for the foreseeable future. President Trump is

1:07.3

planning to address the nation tonight on the war at 9 p.m. Eastern.

1:18.5

Well, in Washington, President Trump is turning up the pressure on the Supreme Court as it prepares to hear arguments on limiting U.S. citizenship.

1:28.4

In a break from tradition, Trump is planning to attend the hearing in person as the justices review his executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants or temporary residents. Lower courts have blocked the order, ruling that it conflicts

1:34.5

with the 14th Amendment. And the Trump administration has scored a major win in its race against

1:39.9

Beijing for critical minerals in Africa. Verdis Minerals has finalized its acquisition for

1:46.1

Shemoff in the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the world's largest cobalt producers not

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