The ministry stressed its “full solidarity and support for the measures taken by the UAE to protect its national sovereignty and capabilities,” and rejected actions aimed at harming civilians or destabilising the Gulf region.
It warned of “the extremely dangerous repercussions of these attacks, which represent a serious escalation that hinders efforts to de-escalate tensions and constitutes a flagrant violation of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.”
Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Al-Safadi, held a phone call with his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during which he condemned the renewed Iranian attacks on the sisterly UAE.
Saudi Arabia also condemned the attack, expressing solidarity with the UAE.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation and denunciation in the strongest terms of the Iranian targeting—through missiles and drones—of civilian and economic facilities in the brotherly United Arab Emirates, as well as a vessel belonging to an Emirati company,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The kingdom expressed solidarity with the UAE in measures to protect its sovereignty and security, calling on Iran to cease the attacks.
Tensions in the region have escalated since US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, which triggered attacks by Tehran against Israel and US allies in the Gulf, along with disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
A ceasefire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but talks in Islamabad did not produce a lasting agreement. The truce was later extended by US President Donald Trump without a set deadline.
