UAE Advisor Warns Against Regional Instability and Armed Groups in Iraq

UAE Presidential Advisor Anwar Gargash has warned of the escalating threats posed by armed groups in Iraq, citing the instability as a risk to regional security. Gargash identified the attack on the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant as a critical warning sign, attributing the incident to the erosion of state authority and blatant violations of international law. He further emphasized that targeting the Strait of Hormuz constitutes a direct threat to the global economy and the established international order. The advisor characterized the assault on the Barakah plant as a criminal act and a breach of international legal frameworks. According to Gargash, the current tensions stretching from the Strait of Hormuz to the Barakah plant reflect a broader regional trend of disorder and coercion.