Doha, July 8 -- Qatar has strongly condemned the targeting of its vessel "Al-Rekayyat" while it was transiting near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, describing the incident as an "unacceptable attack" on international maritime navigation and global energy security.

In a post on X on Tuesday, Majed Al Ansari, Advisor to the Prime Minister and official spokesperson for Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said, "The targeting of the Qatari vessel 'Al-Rekayyat' while transiting near the Strait of Hormuz constitutes an unacceptable attack on the security and safety of international maritime navigation, the security of global energy supplies, and a grave and explicit violation of international law, particularly the rules guaranteeing fre...