India, March 19 -- Group of Arab and Islamic countries on Thursday issued a strong joint statement condemning Iran's recent missile and drone attacks across the region, and warning that continued escalation threatens regional security, sovereignty stability. It also said that attacks on energy hubs have created a global maritime instability, leading to an energy crisis all over the world.

The statement followed a consultative ministerial meeting held in Riyadh on March 18, bringing together foreign ministers from Qatar, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and the UAE.

The ministers 'strongly condemned and denounced' what they described as deliberate Iranian attacks targeting multip...