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UAE to leave OPEC in win for Trump against oil cartel
2026-04-28
[MSN] The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to leave the world's leading oil exporters group, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+, on May 1.

The abrupt decision by the UAE -- which has been a member of OPEC for six decades -- reflects an intensified rivalry with Saudi Arabia and current pressures from the Iran war on Gulf countries exporting oil.
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