THE WORLD, CONNECTED
DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

Iran → United Arab Emirates

This score represents Iran's relationship toward United Arab Emirates. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

IRN → ARE+1Mixed59% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
ARE → IRN+1MixedSymmetric current scores
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not activate an additional frozen security rule for the 2015 baseline.

Diplomacy0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not activate an additional frozen bilateral diplomatic rule for the 2015 baseline.

Economic0

2 documented factors produce the 0 economic assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +20Bilateral trade threshold
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Reported trade activates the absolute methodology route using the latest observation available for this year.

  2. -20Annual methodology 1.1 recalculation
    Annual recalculation · 2026

    The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.

Alignment+55

3 documented factors produce the +55 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +10Shared Organisation of Islamic Cooperation framework
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Iran and the counterpart participated in the OIC's standing intergovernmental consultation framework in 2015.

  2. +30United Nations voting alignment
    Baseline rule · 2015

    A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.

  3. +15Iran and counterpart enter the expanded BRICS
    Active event · 2024

    The 2024 expansion placed Iran and the counterpart in a standing BRICS policy-coordination framework.

Societal0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish the exceptional or strong exchange required by a frozen societal rule.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+2 in 2015 → +1 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

+2

Iran and counterpart enter the expanded BRICS

The 2024 expansion placed Iran and the counterpart in a standing BRICS policy-coordination framework.

Interpret with care

This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.

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