Overview
- The State Security Department, which on Monday named 27 suspects, says the group planned coordinated terrorist and sabotage acts and sought to destabilize the country.
- Authorities released names, mugshots, and footage that showed seized items including large sums of cash in multiple currencies, ideological materials, electronics, and a drone-like device.
- Officials said the organisation was tied to Iran’s Velayat-e Faqih doctrine, a system that gives top clerics political authority, and that it tried to recruit Emirati youth through secret meetings and indoctrination.
- Following Monday’s disclosure, Gulf governments and regional bodies voiced support for the UAE’s actions, and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed said the country will confront extremism in all forms.
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected the allegations on Tuesday as baseless, while Gulf outlets noted this case follows recent arrests across Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and an earlier UAE sweep linked to Hezbollah.