UAE Warns US It Could Sell Oil in Chinese Yuan if War Drains Dollar Supplies, Triggering Biggest Threat to the Petrodollar Since the 1970s

The UAE has privately warned the United States that if wartime disruption leaves Abu Dhabi short of dollars, it may be forced to sell oil using Chinese yuan or other currencies. The extraordinary message, delivered during high-level meetings in Washington, could become the most serious challenge to the US-led petrodollar system in more than five decades.