US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar Condemn Iran’s ‘Reckless’ Missile, Drone Attacks
The United States and several Middle Eastern countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, issued a joint statement strongly condemning Iran’s “indiscriminate and reckless missile and drone attacks.”
In a State Department press release, the United States, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) explained that the “unwarranted strikes targeted sovereign territory” and also endangered civilians.
The two countries’ statement comes as Iran has launched missiles and drones at several of its neighboring countries in response to joint strikes by the United States and Israel targeting Iranian missiles.
“The United States, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates strongly condemn the indiscriminate and reckless missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against sovereign territories in the region, including Bahrain, Iraq – including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region – Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab Emirates united,” the statement said.
“These unjustified strikes targeted sovereign territory, endangered civilian populations and damaged civilian infrastructure,” the statement added.
Frances Martel of Breitbart News reported that “as early as Sunday evening,” Iran had launched missiles and drones at “seven of its neighbors”:
On Sunday evening, the Iranian regime struck seven of its neighbors with missiles and drones: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain.
The UAE Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that Iran had bombarded the country with hundreds of missiles and drones, which it had largely intercepted, but that shrapnel falling in civilian areas killed at least one person.
“The actions of the Islamic Republic represent a dangerous escalation that violates the sovereignty of several states and threatens regional stability,” continues the joint statement of the two countries. “Targeting civilians and countries not engaged in hostilities is reckless and destabilizing behavior. »
British Defense Secretary John Healey told the BBC that Iran had launched “two missiles” towards Cyprus. Jerusalem Post reported. The missiles reportedly “failed and landed in the water.”
