MANAMA: The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held its 50th extraordinary meeting via video conference on Sunday, March 1, 2026, chaired by Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and current Chairman of the GCC Ministerial Council.
The meeting discussed Iranian missile and drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, and State of Kuwait, which began on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
The Council expressed its rejection and strongest condemnation of these heinous Iranian attacks targeting GCC countries, as well as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in a serious violation of these countries' sovereignty, good neighborly principles, and a clear breach of international law and the UN Charter, regardless of pretexts and justifications. Targeting civilians and civilian objects constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
The Council expressed complete solidarity among GCC countries, standing united against these attacks, emphasizing that the security of its states is indivisible, and any aggression against a member state is a direct attack on all GCC countries, in accordance with the GCC Charter and Joint Defense Agreement. The Council affirmed the GCC countries' legal right to respond, in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, which guarantees the right to self-defense individually and collectively in case of aggression, and to take all measures to preserve their sovereignty, security, and stability.
