Kuwait says 24 arrested over alleged Iran-linked terror financing plot

Kuwait’s Interior Ministry said it foiled a plot linked to actors abroad, including Iran, aimed at undermining national security and financing terrorist groups, arresting 24 citizens, one of whom had his citizenship revoked.

Authorities also identified eight fugitives overseas, including another individual stripped of citizenship.

The ministry said the network collected funds under religious pretexts before diverting them to illegitimate entities, exploiting donors’ trust. Investigators found the suspects used businesses as fronts and transferred money through coordinated methods to evade detection.