OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UAE says it dismantled Iran-linked cell planning terrorist and sabotage attacks
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 4:50 PM in Dubai
- Where
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The UAE State Security Department said it had arrested at least 27 men in an Iran-linked group that held clandestine meetings, recruited Emirati youth, sent funds abroad and planned “systematic terrorist and sabotage operations” inside the country. Iran’s Foreign Ministry called the arrests “baseless.”
Why it matters
The arrests showed Gulf states treating Iran as an internal security threat as well as a military one while the ceasefire held.
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