DUBAI: Iran has been condemned after it launched drone attacks on the UAE and Jordan, state news agency WAM reported on Monday.
The drone launched against the UAE was intercepted by air defense systems over its territorial waters, with the attack described as a “dangerous escalation.”
The report said Iran’s actions represented a “flagrant violation of the country’s sovereignty, security, and stability, and poses a direct threat to the safety of its citizens and residents.”
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attacks “constituted a dangerous escalation, an unacceptable act of aggression, and a direct threat to the UAE’s security, stability, and territorial integrity, in violation of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.”
The UAE emphasized that it would not tolerate any threat to its security and sovereignty. It said it reserved the right to respond to these attacks in a manner that ensured the protection of its sovereignty, national security, territorial integrity and the safety of its citizens, residents and visitors, in accordance with international law.
