His Excellency Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), expressed his strongest condemnation and denunciation of the aggressive Iranian attack that targeted the oil tankers 'Mombasa' and 'Al-Bahia', owned by the United Arab Emirates, which resulted in the death of one crew member and the injury of several others.

He emphasized that this terrorist assault constitutes a blatant violation and a grave breach of the principles of international law, the rules of freedom of maritime navigation, and a clear violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which stressed the necessity of protecting international navigation and refraining from targeting commercial vessels or endangering maritime corridors.

He further reaffirmed that the GCC stands in solidarity with the United Arab Emirates and supports all measures it takes to protect its security, sovereignty, and the safety of its vital facilities and interests. He called upon the international community, particularly the Security Council, to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and to take a firm and deterrent stance against these dangerous and repeated Iranian attacks, to ensure their immediate cessation, hold the perpetrators accountable, secure freedom of international navigation, and maintain the security and stability of the region and the global economy.

Al-Budaiwi expressed his condolences and sympathy to the victim's family and wished the injured a speedy recovery.