The UAE has established a national committee to document acts of aggression, international crimes, and the damages attributed to Iran, following a resolution issued by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court.
Resolution No. (4) of 2026 tasks the committee with recording Iranian actions that affected the territory of the UAE, its citizens, visitors, and residents, with the stated aim of establishing “a comprehensive national record based on reliable evidence.”
The committee will be chaired by the UAE Attorney General. Its membership spans several federal ministries and local entities, drawing together security, judicial, technical, and economic authorities.
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The resolution authorises the committee to engage national and international experts and specialists as required. All members are bound by the provisions of the UAE Constitution, applicable laws, and internationally recognised standards for documenting international crimes.
The resolution sets out a range of duties. The committee is tasked with documenting and monitoring all incidents of attacks and military actions linked to what the resolution describes as Iranian aggression, including verifying “their nature, timing, and field circumstances.”
It is also required to identify and assess human, material, and economic damages using approved technical methodologies, and to document casualties and injuries on the basis of official data and records.
A further mandate covers the collection and analysis of evidence, documents, and technical, engineering, medical, and forensic reports. The committee must ensure the integrity of the legal chain of custody for all evidence to establish its admissibility in legal proceedings.
The committee is additionally directed to strengthen coordination with local entities and to communicate with relevant international organisations and bodies through official channels.
The resolution calls for the establishment of a technical secretariat to prepare the committee’s work and implement its decisions. Central to this is the creation of a database to collect, preserve, and classify evidence, information, and related reports.
The database will operate through systems designed to ensure data integrity, prevent tampering, track access and modification, maintain backup copies, and document the chain of custody for both physical and digital evidence.
The UAE has framed the committee’s work as an extension of its commitment to the rule of law and the protection of human rights. According to the resolution, the outcomes of the committee’s work are intended to support the UAE’s legal efforts at both the national and international levels.
The documentation file the committee produces is described as one that will “support accountability procedures” and be grounded in evidence gathered according to internationally recognised standards.
No timeline for the committee’s work was specified in the resolution.
