Organisations, nations worldwide condemn Iranian attacks on UAE

Several organisations and nations around the world have strongly condemned the renewed Iranian attacks targeting the UAE, constituting it as a flagrant violation of international law and an escalation threatning the country's security and sovereignty.

Organisations, including the Arab Parliament, Arab League, and Gulf Cooperation Council, released separate statements denouncing the attacks, calling on the international community to put a halt to these attacks.

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Aboul Gheit also condemned the blatant Iranian attack targeting a UAE tanker with combat drones while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, alongside the drone attack on an oil facility in Fujairah that injured three people.

Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain, also released statements denouncing the Iranian aggression and supporting any efforts the UAE takes to protect its people and country. 

Meanwhile, Egypt and Jordan have also offered their support, expressing categorical rejection of any practices aimed at terrorising civilians or destabilising the Arabian Gulf region.

The European Union also shared its support to the UAE, with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, stating that the union stands "in full solidarity with the UAE and our partners in the Middle East".

"Regional security has direct implications for Europe," the EU president added. 

French President Emmanuel Macron described Iran's strikes on the UAE as “unjustified and unacceptable” and pledged continued French support for the UAE and regional allies.

Macron called for a lasting solution to the ongoing conflict through the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to free maritime traffic, alongside a robust agreement providing necessary security guarantees to regional countries.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also condemned the strikes, ​calling on Iran to engage in diplomacy to prevent further escalation in the Middle East.

‘’We stand in solidarity with and the people of the United Arab Emirates and commend defensive efforts to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure,’’ Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also announced in a post on X.