New Delhi, March 2 -- Somalia on Sunday condemned Iran's retaliatory attacks on Gulf states while excluding the UAE in its statement.

The Somali government said in a statement that it affirms full support for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and Oman, backing their legal measures to defend sovereignty and protect citizens.

The statement, however, did not include the UAE among the countries with which it expressed solidarity.

Iran faced widespread criticism from several Muslim-majority countries as well as non-governmental and religious organisations after it carried out retaliatory strikes on US and Israeli military bases located in several Muslim neighbouring nations on Saturday, following the US-Israel attacks on Tehran ...