RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the targeting of two ADNOC tankers while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, describing the repeated Iranian attacks on commercial ships as a serious and unacceptable escalation.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attacks pose a direct threat to maritime navigation, regional security, and global energy security, while also representing a grave violation of international law.
Saudi Arabia warns of maritime security threat
In its statement, the ministry said the attacks blatantly defy UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which affirms freedom of commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and condemns actions that obstruct the safe passage of commercial vessels.
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Saudi Arabia held Iran fully responsible for the consequences of what it described as continued violations and called for an immediate halt to attacks on commercial shipping.
Riyadh reaffirms support for Abu Dhabi
The Kingdom stressed that protecting maritime safety and regional stability is a shared responsibility and warned that continued attacks on commercial vessels are unacceptable.
Saudi Arabia also reaffirmed its full solidarity with the United Arab Emirates, emphasizing its steadfast support for measures taken by the UAE to safeguard its sovereignty, security, and resources.
GCC Condemnation
Jassim Mohammed Al-Badawi, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation, also condemned the latest Iranian attacks on the two ADNOC-linked tankers.
The UAE foreign ministry also issued a similar statement condemning the Iranian attacks against the ADNOC-affiliated vessels.
“The targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represents acts of piracy by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, and constitutes a direct threat to the stability of the region, its peoples, and global energy security,” the statement read.
