New Delhi, March 26 -- In a joint statement on Thursday (local time), Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signalled their intent to act in "self-defense in the future."

The development comes as they condemned Iran over its "blatant" and "criminal" attacks targeting its energy infrastructure ever since the US and Israel waged a war against Tehran, which, in retaliation, targeted the Gulf countries, CNBC reported.

More details awaited.

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