The foreign ministries of the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt issued statements Friday denouncing an Iranian attack on two vessels linked to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the incident as a flagrant violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which affirms freedom of navigation and rejects assaults on commercial ships or interference with international maritime routes. Abu Dhabi warned that using the strategic waterway to target shipping or exert economic pressure endangers regional stability along with worldwide energy supplies, Arab Times reported. No injuries occurred during the strike on the UAE-flagged ships.
Bahrain termed the event an «Iranian terrorist attack» that breached international law and the principle of unrestricted passage through global sea lanes. Manama voiced full solidarity with the UAE while backing all measures to safeguard its security and core interests. Egyptian officials likewise condemned the assault, noting it jeopardizes maritime security and navigational freedoms across the area, according to the same report.
Cairo urged all involved parties to show restraint, advance de-escalation and uphold international legal frameworks in order to sustain stability throughout the region. The coordinated responses from the three capitals arrived as tensions in the Gulf have periodically disrupted commercial traffic through the narrow passage that serves as a primary export route for Persian Gulf crude. The statements emphasized collective concern over any actions that could escalate conflicts affecting vital shipping corridors.
US Energy Information Administration figures show that oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz averaged 20.9 million barrels per day in the first half of 2025, equivalent to about 20 percent of global petroleum liquids consumption.[[1]](https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/special-topics/world_oil_transit_Chokepoints) This volume highlights the chokepoint’s central importance to international energy markets where any interruption risks sharp price swings and supply shortfalls for importers worldwide. The EIA assessment noted a modest decline from earlier peaks due in part to OPEC+ production cuts involving UAE and other Gulf members.[[2]](https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65504)
Comparable attacks struck vessels near the Strait of Hormuz in 2019 when multiple tankers were targeted with limpet mines in incidents widely linked to Iranian operatives, as detailed in contemporaneous accounts from The Guardian and other international outlets.[[3]](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/13/a-visual-guide-to-the-gulf-tanker-attacks) Those events prompted increased naval patrols and diplomatic pressure to secure the waterway that carries roughly one-quarter of globally seaborne traded oil. The latest condemnations build upon that precedent by invoking updated UN mechanisms designed to deter repeats of such disruptions.
A US-proposed Security Council measure earlier in 2026 had called on Iran to end attacks, mining and other obstructions in the strait while demanding disclosure of mine locations, the State Department stated in May.[[4]](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/05/the-united-states-proposes-a-un-security-council-resolution-to-defend-freedom-of-navigation-and-secure-the-strait-of-hormuz) Resolution 2817, cited in the Arab statements, reinforces those navigational protections amid persistent regional frictions. The three nations’ unified position underscores broader diplomatic endeavors to preserve safe passage for commercial fleets essential to global trade.
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