GCC Accuses Iran Over UAE Tanker Attack and Calls for Global Action

Overview

• - The Gulf Cooperation Council, through Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, on Monday condemned an attack on an ADNOC tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and blamed Iran.
• - Albudaiwi called the repeated strikes piracy and a serious threat to shipping, citing a breach of UN Security Council Resolution 2817.
• - The GCC urged the international community to act to halt what it described as recurring attacks and to protect maritime traffic.
• - The League of Arab States echoed the condemnation, saying armed drones and missiles hit a UAE tanker and an oil facility in Fujairah, and it voiced full solidarity with the UAE.
• - The statements reported no Iranian acknowledgment and no announced GCC military steps.