Arab Nations May Lose $200 Billion From Iran War, UN Says

Smoke from a fire at Dubai International Airport, on March 16. — Smoke from a fire at Dubai International Airport, on March 16.
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By Magdalena Del Valle and Andrey Biryukov

March 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC

Updated on

March 31, 2026 at 6:36 PM UTC

The US and Israeli war against Iran could wipe out nearly $200 billion worth of economic growth across the Middle East, a new United Nations study found.

Arab nations stand to lose between $120 billion and $194 billion from gross domestic product as a result of disruptions from the war, according to an analysis by the UN Development Program of the economic and social consequences for Arab states, which was released early Tuesday.