The UAE has strongly condemned what it described as a hostile Iranian missile attack on a carrier affiliated with ADNOC while the vessel was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported.
In an official statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attack constitutes a flagrant violation of UN Security Council resolution 2817, which affirmed the importance of freedom of navigation and rejected the targeting of commercial vessels or the obstruction of international maritime routes.
The ministry said targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion “represents acts of piracy by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, and constitutes a direct threat to the stability of the region, its peoples, and global energy security.”
The UAE called on Iran to halt what it described as unprovoked attacks, commit to an immediate cessation of all hostilities, and ensure the complete and unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The ministry said these steps were necessary to safeguard regional security and maintain the stability of the global economy and trade.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical oil transit chokepoints, with roughly a fifth of global oil supply passing through it. ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, is the UAE’s state energy company.
