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UAE Foils Iran-Linked Terror Plot, Arrests 27 in Major Security Operation

State security said the suspects were recruiting Emiratis and transferring funds to suspicious foreign entities as part of planned sabotage operations.

  • On Monday, the State Security Department announced the arrest of 27 members of a terrorist organization with ties to Iran's "Velayat-e Faqih," stating the group was planning systematic terrorist and sabotage operations in the United Arab Emirates.
  • These arrests are part of a wider regional effort by Gulf states to dismantle Iran and Hezbollah-linked cells following Tehran's recent strikes against its neighbors during the Middle East conflict.
  • Members collected funds and transferred them to "suspicious foreign entities" while attempting to "infiltrate sensitive positions" and spread misleading ideas among Emirati youth to serve foreign interests.
  • Authorities handed the 27 men charges including "establishing and operating a secret organisation," pledging allegiance to foreign entities, and harming national unity and state foreign policy.
  • Last month, the United Arab Emirates reported the arrest of at least five members of a separate "terrorist network" linked to Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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The State Security Service of the United Arab Emirates has announced the dismantling of a secret organization and the arrest of its members, having monitored activities aimed at undermining national unity and destabilizing the country by planning terrorist acts and sabotage within the territory.The investigations revealed the connection of the organization to external parts, with a link to what is known as the “Guardia del Jurista Islamica” in I…

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Khaleej Times broke the news in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (the) on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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