BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 15. The United Arab Emirates has condemned what it described as an Iranian attack on a vessel affiliated with state-owned oil company ADNOC while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.
According to the UAE’s state-run WAM news agency, ADNOC said no injuries were reported in the incident and that the situation had been brought under control.
In a statement posted on X, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of targeting commercial shipping and using the strategic waterway for what it called “economic coercion or blackmail”.
The ministry described such actions as “acts of piracy by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps” and called on Tehran to immediately halt attacks against commercial vessels.
The UAE also demanded the “complete and unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz”, stressing the importance of maintaining freedom of navigation through the strategic waterway.
The latest incident follows reported attacks on two other ADNOC vessels while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening.
The series of incidents has further heightened tensions around the waterway, which is one of the world’s most important routes for the transportation of oil and other energy products. Continued attacks or restrictions on commercial shipping could further disrupt regional trade and put additional pressure on global energy markets.
The UAE’s latest statement also signals growing concern in Abu Dhabi over the safety of its commercial vessels and the broader implications of disruptions to navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
