Abu Dhabi: The UAE has strongly condemned an Iranian drone attack targeting a national oil tanker operated by ADNOC as it transited the Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the incident constituted a flagrant violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which emphasises freedom of navigation and rejects the targeting of commercial vessels or disruption of international maritime routes. The ministry stressed that targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of pressure or economic coercion amounts to acts of piracy by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, posing a direct threat to regional stability, global energy security, and international trade.

The UAE called on Iran to halt such attacks immediately, ensure full compliance with ending all hostile acts, and guarantee the complete and unconditional reopening of the strait to safeguard regional security and the stability of the global economy.

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