ADNOC announces that one of its ships was targeted by a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced that one of its vessels was targeted by a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Saturday, August 8. The attack resulted in no injuries, and the situation was brought under control.

In the same context, the United Arab Expressively condemned and strongly denounced the aggressive Iranian attack targeting the tanker.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that this assault constitutes a blatant violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817, which underscores freedom of navigation and rejects the targeting of commercial vessels or the disruption of international maritime routes. The ministry stressed that targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool for economic pressure or extortion constitutes acts of piracy by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, posing a direct threat to regional stability, the well-being of its peoples, and global energy security.

The UAE emphasized the necessity for Iran to halt these aggressive attacks, thereby ensuring its full commitment to ceasing all hostile acts and fully and unconditionally reopening the strait, in order to safeguard regional security and the stability of the global economy and trade.