The UAE has strongly condemned Iranian missile strikes on two of its oil tankers in the southern passage of Strait of Hormuz that killed one crew member and critically injured eight others.
In a statement, UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs described it as a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which affirms the freedom of navigation and rejects obstruction of international maritime routes.
It further emphasised that targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail constitutes as acts of piracy and poses a direct threat to regional and global energy security.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed two of its national oil tankers - "Mombasa" and "Al Bahiyah" - were targeted within Omani territorial waters causing material damage after fires broke out on board.
The UAE called on Iran to halt unprovoked attacks and ensure the complete and unconditional reopening of the Strait.
The ministry also offered its condolences to the family of the Indian national killed in the attack, and wished the six Indians and two Ukrainians injured in the incident a speedy recovery.
UAE Condemns in the Strongest Terms the Iranian Hostile Attacks Targeting Two National Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz pic.twitter.com/2KXuc9adT3
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