UAE strongly condemns targeting of two ADNOC vessels in Strait of Hormuz

The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced what it described as a hostile Iranian attack targeting two vessels affiliated with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) as they transited the Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported.

In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attack constitutes a flagrant violation of United Nations 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 emphasized that targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail amounts to acts of piracy by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, and represents a direct threat to the stability of the region, its peoples, and global energy security.