Abu Dhabi, Aug. 8 -- The United Arab Emirates has registered its "strong condemnation of the Iranian aggression" directed at an ADNOC tanker during its passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

According to a statement issued by the UAE Foreign Ministry, the assault represented a "flagrant violation" of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which upholds freedom of navigation and opposes the targeting of commercial ships in international maritime zones.

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The Foreign Ministry stated that "targeting commercial shipping and using the Strait of Hormuz as a tool of pressure or economic blackmail constitutes acts of piracy by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and poses a direct threat to the stab...