Global tensions, specifically the conflict between the US and Israel involving Iran, have made Asian digital entrepreneurs reassess Dubai's appeal. Investors are now scrutinizing the city's vulnerability regarding liquidity, credit, and market confidence due to disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz.

Asian digital entrepreneurs that once saw Dubai as a safe, well-connected base for global expansion are now reassessing that view after the US-Israel war on Iran exposed vulnerabilities in the city’s appeal as a financial and technology hub. For many investors and founders from India, China and Southeast Asia, the strain is not just about physical security but also about what disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has revealed about liquidity, credit and market confidence. Dubai has in recent...