UAE Dismantles Hezbollah-Iran Terror Network

United Arab Emirates authorities announced on Friday the dismantling of a terrorist network funded and operated by Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran, leading to the arrest of its members in a move aimed at safeguarding national security amid escalating regional conflicts.

The State Security Apparatus stated that the network had been active within the country under the guise of a fictitious commercial entity. Its operations included money laundering, financing terrorism, and efforts to infiltrate the national economy to advance external agendas that threatened financial stability. Officials described the group's activities as part of a coordinated strategic plan with external parties linked to Hezbollah and Iran, in violation of economic and legal regulations. The apparatus emphasized that any exploitation of the economy or civil institutions for subversive purposes would face firm action, and no external interference in the country's security would be tolerated.

This development comes against the backdrop of intensified tensions in the Gulf region since late February, when a U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran began. Tehran has since launched large-scale missile and drone...