GCC Condemns Iran’s Attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait as Regional Tensions Escalate

ISLAMABAD: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi has condemned Iranian attacks against Bahrain and Kuwait, calling them a “dangerous and unprecedented escalation”, Middle Eastern media reported.

In a statement, Albudaiwi denounces the attacks on “civilian objects, infrastrcture, headquarters and diplomatic missions” in the two Gulf states.
He adds that the attacks constitute a “dangerous and unprecedented escalation” and reflect the “Iranian regime’s insistence on pursuing rejected hostile policies targeting the security, stability and sovereignty of the GCC states“.

Albudaiwi further says that the continued attacks demonstrate Iran’s persistence in pursuing policies aimed at undermining regional security “in blatant defiance of international law, the UN Charter and all international norms”.

Saudi Arabia has strongly denounced Iran’s attack on Kuwait’s international airport, branding it “treacherous … aggression and [a] blatant violation” of Kuwaiti sovereignty.

In a statement from its foreign ministry, the kingdom has condemned the attacks on the airport and several of its vital facilities, which resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries.

Oman has condemned the recent attacks on its Gulf neighbours as a violation of international law and a threat to civilians, Al Jazeera reports.
The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed “full solidarity” with Bahrain and Kuwait and support for the measures the two countries are taking “to preserve their security and stability”.

“The Sultanate of Oman renews its call for restraint and avoiding escalation, and resorting to dialogue and diplomatic means to address crises and disputes,” it says.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran is “playing with fire” after its attack on Kuwait, western media reported

“Iran surely knows what the [US] president has said, that if necessary, there’ll be a full-scale return to military action,” Netanyahu says in an interview with US channel CNBC when asked if there is still a ceasefire following recent attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain.

“You know, it’s the president’s decision. Israel is ready, and the US forces are ready. I think Iran should take that into account. I think they are taking it into account, but they’re playing with fire, that’s clear.

Iranian Foreign Ministry meanwhile said that their Armed Forces are conducting self-defense strikes on sites the U.S. is permitted to use to attack civilian shipping and violate the ceasefire.

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