The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned “in the strongest terms the attack carried out by Iran against an Emirati oil tanker while it was crossing the Strait of Hormuz,” stressing that it “represents a blatant violation of the rules of international law, especially the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, and Security Council Resolution No. 2817 (2026), which affirms freedom of maritime navigation and rejects Iranian threats to disrupt navigation in Or close the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, it renewed its “rejection of Iran’s attempts to use the Strait of Hormuz as a tool for bargaining and blackmail, calling for its complete and unconditional reopening,” stressing its “full solidarity with the United Arab Emirates and its support for the measures it is taking to preserve the safety of its navigation and property.”