Jordan's General Intelligence Department (GID) has thwarted plots "aimed at undermining national security and inciting chaos and physical destruction within the country."

The General Intelligence Department revealed in a statement on Tuesday that 16 individuals involved in the plots had been arrested, which the department had been closely monitoring since 2021, according to the Jordan News Agency (Petra).

The plots included manufacturing missiles using local tools and others imported from abroad for illegal purposes, possessing explosives and firearms, concealing a missile ready for use, a drone manufacturing project, and recruiting and training individuals within the Kingdom and subjecting them to training abroad.

The General Intelligence Department announced that it had referred all cases to the State Security Court for legal action.

It is noteworthy that in May of last year (2024), Jordan thwarted an "Iranian plot" to smuggle weapons into the country in order to carry out acts of sabotage.

Sources revealed at the time that the weapons were sent by Iranian-backed factions in Syria to a Muslim Brotherhood cell in Jordan with ties to the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement.

It's not shameful for them

It's also worth noting that King Abdullah II, during his meeting with a group of military retirees at the Royal Hashemite Court last February, pointed out that there are individuals within Jordan who take orders from abroad, asking, "Isn't that shameful?"

Thwarting smuggling attempts

It's worth noting that Jordan has repeatedly announced the thwarting of numerous attempts to smuggle weapons and drugs by infiltrators linked to Iranian militias in Syria.

While some shipments were able to enter undetected.

However, last year witnessed significant tensions between Oman and Tehran, which had previously denied involvement in these smuggling operations, following the attack launched by hundreds of missiles and drones against Israel, and the latter's subsequent response.