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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia strongly condemns the recent attacks and Iranian assaults that targeted a number of brotherly Arab countries, which constitute serious and blatant violations of the sovereignty of these states, Somalia said in an official statement.

In this context, Somalia said it affirms its "full solidarity with the Kingdo...