During the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980 's , Dubai became a crucial transshipment point for goods and supplies , and the late president of the United Arab Emirates , Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan , argued for a more balanced relationship with Iran 's ruling clerics than that of the policies pushed by the United States .
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