Mounting Arab condemnations of Iranian attacks on countries in the region. The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Fahmy, warned of the extreme danger involved in Iran’s sinful and reckless attacks on a number of Arab countries, especially in the Gulf region.
On Saturday, Arab countries and organizations condemned the repeated Iranian attacks on countries in the region.
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Egypt condemned, in the strongest terms, the Iranian attacks that targeted the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the Sultanate of Oman, including attacks that targeted a number of civilian and vital facilities, in a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of those countries, and a dangerous escalation that threatens the security and stability of the Gulf region and increases regional tension.
For its part, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned in the strongest terms the continuation of the brutal Iranian aggression against Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, and affirms its full support for the sister countries in the measures they take towards Iranian attacks that violate international law and the principles of good neighborliness.
The Kingdom reiterated its complete rejection of Iran’s blatant attacks on infrastructure and civilian and vital facilities, including an electric power and water distillation station in the State of Kuwait, and stresses the importance of immediately stopping all forms of military escalation, in order to preserve the security and stability of the countries and peoples of the region.
The Secretary-General stressed that any attack on any Arab country is an attack on Arab national security and the interests of the Arab nation collectively, calling on Iran to reduce escalation, immediately stop these attacks, and stop inciting tensions, spreading chaos, and threatening the security of navigation through its arms in the region.
The Secretary-General renewed the League of Arab States' full solidarity with the Arab countries and its standing by their side in the face of the serious challenges that threaten their sovereignty and harm their interests and Arab national security, stressing support for all measures taken by the Arab countries in order to maintain their security and stability.
Qatar condemned in the strongest terms the renewed attacks launched by Iran on the territories of Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, and considered them a blatant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the targeted countries, and a flagrant violation of international law, the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of good neighbourliness, according to the Qatar News Agency (QNA).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed, in a statement on Saturday, that targeting electricity and water distillation plants in Kuwait crosses all red lines, and is a blatant violation of UN Security Council Resolution No. 2817, and the emphasis it contains on respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of these countries and rejecting the targeting of civilians and vital installations.
The Ministry stressed the need to immediately and completely stop all military actions and attacks that threaten the security and stability of the region, refrain from everything that would expand the circle of escalation, return seriously to the path of dialogue and negotiations, and adhere to the understandings achieved through diplomatic efforts.
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“It represents a blatant violation of the sovereignty of sister countries and a threat to their security and stability.”
“Its full solidarity with sister countries, and its standing by their side in the face of everything that affects their security, stability and territorial integrity.”
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The Secretary-General considered that the Iranian attacks on the Gulf states aim to expand the conflict and push the region towards a state of turmoil and destabilize security and stability.
Fahmy expressed his "complete rejection of this unjustified Iranian aggression," noting that "the escalating pace of blatant and condemnable Iranian attacks witnessed by the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Qatar, and the State of Kuwait, which affected vital infrastructure and facilities."
The United Arab Emirates condemned, in the strongest terms, the renewed aggressive Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, with missiles and drones.
On Saturday, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying: “Jordan condemned the renewed brutal Iranian attacks on the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait, targeting an electric power and water distillation station.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Al-Budaiwi, confirmed on Saturday that the Iranian regime’s targeting of infrastructure and civilian facilities in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan are war crimes that require immediate international accountability.
In addition to the fact that these attacks constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of Arab countries, international law, and the principles of good neighborliness.”
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed, in a statement, that “The State of Kuwait condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the sinful Iranian aggression on the country’s lands this morning, which affected another electrical power and water distillation station.”
On Saturday, the State of Kuwait condemned in the strongest terms the Iranian aggression against its territory, which targeted an electric power and water distillation station.
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The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil Fahmy, warned of the extreme danger involved in Iran’s sinful and reckless attacks on a number of Arab countries, especially in the Gulf region.
Iranian strikes returned to affect most of the Gulf countries in July, and the attacks during the past weeks focused on Kuwait and Bahrain, and recently extended to Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Emirates, and even reached outside the Gulf region, specifically to Jordan and Syria.
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Military experts offer several explanations for the Gulf states’ inaction militarily to respond to repeated Iranian attacks.
The report indicates that the UAE was the target of nearly half of the Iranian attacks on the Gulf states during that period.
Omani Army Brigadier General Saeed Al-Hajri told Al-Hurra that there is a “real gap” in the offensive aspect in the Gulf, as the Gulf states do not have a strategic depth equivalent to the Iranian arsenal of missiles and drones, with the exception of limited capabilities of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
