UAE Says Iranian Missiles Hit Two Tankers, Condemns 'Piracy' in Strait of Hormuz
July 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM · Updated 95d ago
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(opens the publisher’s site)البديوي يدين العدوان الإيراني على ناقلتي نفط إماراتيتين
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(opens the publisher’s site)الإمارات تدين استهداف ناقلتين فى مضيق هرمز وتصفه بـ«القرصنة» - اليوم السابع
(opens the publisher’s site)الدفاع الإماراتية: استهداف ناقلتين وطنيتين بصاروخين إيرانيين قرب مضيق هرمز - اليوم السابع
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الدفاع الإماراتية: استهداف ناقلتين وطنيتين بصاروخين إيرانيين في مضيق ه | مصراوي
(opens the publisher’s site)الإمارات تدين بشدة الهجوم الإيراني على ناقلتين وطنيتين بهرمز
(opens the publisher’s site)الدفاع الإماراتية: استهداف ناقلتين وطنيتين بصاروخين إيرانيين
(opens the publisher’s site)The United Arab Emirates has condemned an Iranian missile attack on two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that killed one crew member and injured eight others.
- The UAE Ministry of Defense announced that two national tankers, "Mumbasa" and "Al-Bahia," were struck by two Iranian cruise missiles in the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz within Omani territorial waters.
- The attack killed one Indian crew member and injured eight others, including four with serious injuries (six Indian, two Ukrainian), and sparked fires that were later extinguished.
- The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack as a flagrant violation of international law and an act of piracy, and demanded Iran immediately cease hostilities and unconditionally reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- The UAE Ministry of Defense stated that the UAE reserves the full right to respond to this escalation and will take all necessary measures to protect its territory and sovereignty.
Latest developments
- Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, has condemned the attack as a terrorist act and a flagrant violation of international law.
- Albudaiwi reaffirmed the GCC's solidarity with the UAE and called on the international community to take a firm deterrent stance against repeated Iranian aggression.