The UAE has condemned Iran’s missile strikes on two of its oil tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahia, calling the attack a violation of international law and demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz unconditionally.
The foreign ministry confirmed one Indian national was killed and eight people injured, four of them seriously. Six of the injured are Indian nationals and two are Ukrainian. The ministry offered its condolences to the victim’s family and to India.
In its statement, the ministry said the strikes constitute a clear breach of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which affirms freedom of navigation and prohibits attacks on commercial vessels or the disruption of international shipping lanes. Both tankers were struck by cruise missiles while transiting the southern passage of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.
The ministry went further, characterising Iran’s use of Hormuz as a tool of pressure or economic coercion as an act of piracy, and a direct threat to regional stability and global energy security.
The UAE called on Iran to halt all hostile actions immediately, comply fully with a ceasefire across all hostilities, and reopen the strait without conditions.
