United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia [+4] Iran Proxy Support Criminal Group Weaponization Proxy Military Attack

Iraq Admits External Parties Using Its Territory to Attack Gulf Neighbors

Iraqi FM acknowledges Baghdad is investigating attacks launched from Iraqi soil against Gulf states.
United Arab Emirates Iran Germany Israel [+8] United States Iran Cyber Espionage Zero-Day Exploitation DNS Hijacking Living-off-the-Land Exploitation Advanced Persistent Threat Operations Spear-Phishing

Infy Iranian APT Resurfaces in 2026 Targeting Government and Defense Sectors

Iran's Infy group exploits WinRAR CVE-2025-8088 in renewed espionage campaign against high-value targets.
United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia France Germany [+8] Qatar United Kingdom Other Disinformation Campaigns Influence Operations Covert Media Funding Identity-Grievance Campaigns Editorial Supply Chain Infiltration

Anti-Qatar Influence Operation Exposed: Years-Long Racist and Islamophobic Campaign

Investigation reveals paid operation seeding anti-Qatar and anti-Muslim narratives across European media platforms.
United Arab Emirates Russia Sudan Other [+5] Proxy Support Criminal Group Weaponization Proxy Military Attack Multi-Domain Warfare Coordination Mercenary Drone Strike

Sudan's Civil War Documents Drone Warfare and Systematic Foreign Meddling Architecture

Fair Observer analysis maps UAE, Russia, and regional actor involvement in Sudan's devastating proxy conflict.
United Arab Emirates Qatar France United Kingdom [+6] United States Other Disinformation Campaigns Influence Operations Covert Media Funding State Media Coordination

Small States Weaponize Media Infrastructure for Geopolitical Leverage in 2026

Radar Online documents how smaller states are deploying grey propaganda and psychological warfare as force multipliers.
United Arab Emirates Algeria Other Diplomatic Coercion [+2] Diplomatic Severance Anti-Interference Rhetoric

Algeria Severs Diplomatic Relations With UAE Over Interference Accusations

Algiers cites 'provocative and hostile acts' by Abu Dhabi in escalating bilateral rupture with regional dimensions.
United Arab Emirates China Iran Iraq [+9] Lebanon United States Iran Proxy Support Sanctions Imposition Criminal Group Weaponization Anti-Interference Rhetoric State-Owned Enterprise Influence Financial System Weaponization

U.S. Sanctions Expand Against Iran-Linked Networks Spanning Iraq, Lebanon, and UAE

Washington targets Iran's regional proxy financial architecture while drawing attention to Iraq-China defense ties as a secondary influence vector.
United Arab Emirates Iran Bahrain Kuwait [+9] Saudi Arabia United States Iran Disinformation Campaigns Military Intimidation Proxy Military Attack Anti-Interference Rhetoric State Media Coordination Weaponized Uncertainty Propagation

Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz in Documented Maritime Warfare Escalation Against Gulf Partners

Tehran's Hormuz closure and attacks on five Gulf states represent the most significant coercive maritime operation since the 1980s Tanker War.
United Arab Emirates Iran Russia Sudan [+7] Other Disinformation Campaigns Influence Operations Proxy Support Crisis Theme Exploitation Proxy Military Attack Identity-Grievance Campaigns

Sudan's el-Obeid Battle Exposes Foreign Arms Networks and Narrative Warfare Stalling Peace

Al Jazeera investigation documents foreign weapons flows and polarized information operations preventing ceasefire in Sudan's civil war.
United Arab Emirates Russia Sudan Russia [+5] Financial Cyber Theft Proxy Support Sanctions Imposition Proxy Military Attack Contractor Operations

Sudan Sanctions Escalation Documents U.S. Counter-Network Operations

Washington targets financial networks sustaining Sudan's civil war as hybrid threat dimensions emerge in conflict analysis.
United Arab Emirates Iran Israel United States [+10] Iran Economic Coercion Military Intimidation Infrastructure Attacks Proxy Support Coordinated Cyber Warfare Ransomware Campaigns Criminal Group Weaponization Critical Infrastructure Mapping Cyber Operations Room

Iran Escalates Multi-Tiered Cyber Operations Against U.S. and Israeli Infrastructure

Tehran deploys layered digital warfare strategy combining espionage, disruption, and proxy operations amid regional military conflict
United Arab Emirates North Korea Global North Korea [+3] Malware Distribution Supply Chain Exploitation Cryptocurrency Theft

North Korean Hackers Execute Record $1.5 Billion Cryptocurrency Heist Against Bybit Exchange

Lazarus Group's sophisticated attack on Dubai-based platform marks largest crypto theft in history
United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Canada Turkey [+7] United Kingdom United States Other Transnational Repression Coordinated Assassination Diaspora Surveillance Individual Targeting

Arab Gulf States Deploy Long-Arm Transnational Repression Against Exiled Activists in Democratic Hosts

MDPI research documents Saudi Arabia and UAE systematic targeting of overseas dissidents through surveillance and coercion networks.
United Arab Emirates Iran Brazil Israel [+5] United States Iran Cyber Espionage Advanced Persistent Threat Operations Critical Infrastructure Mapping

Iranian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Execute Infrastructure Espionage Campaign During September 2023

Tehran-directed hackers target Israeli transportation networks through sophisticated phishing operations
United Arab Emirates Global Other Transnational Repression [+2] Political Infiltration International Organization Capture

UAE Official Wins Interpol Presidency Despite Active Torture Lawsuits

Ahmed Naser al-Raisi's election raises concerns about authoritarian influence in international law enforcement
United Arab Emirates Egypt Other Other [+2] Disinformation Campaigns Social Media Hijacking

State-Sponsored Disinformation Campaigns Document Multi-Platform Coordination During 2019 Assessment

Analysis reveals Egyptian and UAE operations sharing website domains across social media networks
United Arab Emirates Bahrain Egypt Saudi Arabia [+6] Qatar Other Disinformation Campaigns Cyber Espionage Economic Coercion Identity Spoofing

UAE Cyber Attack Triggers Gulf Blockade Against Qatar

Fabricated news report spawned regional crisis and massive disinformation campaign
United Arab Emirates Israel Mexico Saudi Arabia [+6] United Kingdom United States Other Transnational Repression Diaspora Surveillance Mass Surveillance Operations

NSO Group Pegasus Spyware Maps to 45-Country Transnational Surveillance Network in 2016

Citizen Lab's Hide and Seek investigation traces Pegasus operators to state-directed diaspora surveillance operations.
United Arab Emirates Israel Other Document Forgery [+3] Assassination Attempt Deep Cover Operations Coordinated Assassination

Mossad Dubai Assassination Exposed Western Intelligence Vulnerabilities Through Passport Fraud

26-person operation against Hamas commander revealed systematic exploitation of allied identity systems
United Arab Emirates Multiple Other Transnational Repression [+5] Cross-Border Rendition Forced Abduction Jurisdictional Manipulation Interpol Red Notice Abuse Family Member Coercion

MENA Rights Group Documents Enforced Disappearances as UAE Transnational Repression Tool

All seven documented UAE-origin transnational repression cases involved enforced disappearance, revealing systematic impunity.
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