DUBAI: Arab nations have condemned the latest Iranian attacks against UAE commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, in what was described as a threat to maritime safety and security. Two tankers linked to UAE-based ADNOC were targeted on Thursday, the second such incident involving ADNOC vessels in less than a week. Tehran has imposed an effective blockade of the crucial waterway, and reducing shipping traffic through one of the world’s major energy transit routes to a trickle.

The United Arab Emirates on Friday condemned an Iranian attack it said targeted two vessels linked to state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) as they passed through the…

Bahrain joins Emirates in strongly denouncing Iranian 'act of piracy'