New Delhi, March 21 -- As the US-Israeli war in Iran has now entered its fourth week, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) released a joint statement with the leaders of several other countries, condemning repeated attacks by Tehran and its decision to shut the Strait of Hormuz.

It also carried remarks from leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand, Denmark, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Bahrain, Lithuania, Australia, and Romania.

In the statement, the countries strongly denounced what they described as Iran's recent strikes on unarmed commercial shipping in the Gulf, as well as attacks targeting civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas facilities, and actio...