UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have informed the U.N. committee monitoring sanctions on Iran that they have confiscated a number of items which could possibly be used in its nuclear program, a U.N. diplomat said Wednesday.

The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity because the confiscations have not been publicly disclosed, said the expert panel assisting the Security Council sanctions committee was investigating the items to determine if their transfer to Iran violates U.N. sanctions.