Summary Albudaiwi said Iran had continued launching ballistic missile and drone attacks against GCC countries
(Web Desk) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi said Iranian attacks on GCC states and Houthi threats to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait require immediate accountability and a firm international stance to ensure respect for international law, freedom of navigation and protection of energy infrastructure.
Speaking at a UN Security Council high-level open debate in New York on Wednesday, Albudaiwi said Iran had continued launching ballistic missile and drone attacks against GCC countries and others since February 28, describing the actions as violations of international law and the UN Charter.
معالي الأمين العام لمجلس التعاون @jasemalbudaiwi : الاعتداءات الإيرانية الغادرة على دول المجلس وتهديد جماعة الحوثي بإغلاق مضيق باب المندب، أعمال تستوجب المحاسبة الفورية وموقف دولي حازم، يكفل احترام قواعد القانون الدولي، وضمان حرية الملاحة، وحماية البنية التحتية الحيوية المرتبطة… pic.twitter.com/EaecbxUK2x
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He also accused Iran of threatening freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz through attacks on commercial vessels, laying naval mines, attempts to impose mandatory shipping routes and repeated threats to close the waterway.
TANKER CAUGHT FIRE AFTER ENTERING MINED AREA: IRGC SAYS
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday one of three tankers attempting to cross a mined area in the Strait of Hormuz caught fire, while the two other vessels quickly turned back.
The IRGC said the ships had been attempting to pass through what it described as an unsafe route in the southern part of the strait.
