India, March 22 -- Iran's embassy in Japan has hit back at a UAE-led joint statement backed by several countries, urging signatories to "stop accommodating the American and Israeli aggressors" as tensions intensify over the Strait of Hormuz.

The response follows a joint statement issued by the UAE, along with several countries, which condemned Iran's actions targeting commercial vessels and energy infrastructure in the Gulf. "We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces," the leaders said.

A joint statement was earlier issued by the United Arab E...