The UAE condemns in the strongest terms the targeting of a national tanker as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed, in a statement, that this attack constitutes a flagrant violation of Security Council Resolution No. 2817. Who stressed freedom of navigation and rejected targeting commercial ships or disrupting international sea lanes. Stressing that targeting commercial navigation and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of pressure or economic blackmail are acts of piracy by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. It poses a direct threat to the stability of the region, its people, and global energy security.

The UAE stressed the need for Iran to stop these treacherous attacks. To ensure its full commitment to the cessation of all hostilities and the full and unconditional reopening of the Strait. To achieve regional security and stability of the global economy and trade.