UAE Arrests Foreign Nationals for Filming Missile and Drone Strikes

UAE Arrests Foreign Nationals for Filming Missile and Drone Strikes Amid Regional Escalation

Amid intense regional conflict and ongoing threats to Middle Eastern energy infrastructure, the United Arab Emirates has launched a crackdown on civilians sharing footage of military impacts. Multiple Iranian Telegram channels report that UAE authorities have arrested dozens of foreign nationals for recording and publishing videos of explosions within the country.

Mass Arrests by Abu Dhabi Police: The channel اخبار جنگ | ایران | افغانستان states in its report that Abu Dhabi police have arrested 45 individuals of various nationalities. The charges stem from filming certain locations during the current military developments and publishing them on social media networks. Drone and Missile Strikes: Highlighting a slightly different figure, the channel خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری reports that the UAE's official news agency, WAM, announced the arrest of 10 foreign citizens specifically for publishing images of missile and drone attacks in the country.

• Official Justification: آخرین خبر, a prominent mainstream Iranian news channel, reports that UAE police claimed these individuals published "inaccurate and misleading" information. The police alleged that sharing such footage could provoke public opinion and spread rumors in society.

The arrests coincide with severe regional instability following unprecedented US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, which have prompted retaliatory threats by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to target energy infrastructure across the broader Middle East.