Saudi Arabia Condemns Drone Attacks Targeting UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait, Demands Immediate Halt

Saudi Arabia condemned drone attacks targeting the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, with its Foreign Ministry demanding an immediate halt to “the blatant attacks on the territories and territorial waters of Gulf states” and warning against any attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz or disrupt international waterways.

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The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted two drones coming from Iran, while Qatar said a drone attack hit a cargo ship coming from Abu Dhabi in its waters and Kuwait said its air defenses had dealt with hostile drones that entered its airspace.

France 24

In parallel, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry condemned the targeting of Kuwait with drones on 10 May 2026 as “a blatant violation of its sovereignty and a flagrant breach of the rules of international law.”

The Arab Parliament’s speaker, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, also condemned the drone attack targeting Kuwait as a “blatant violation of the country's sovereignty” and a “direct threat to regional security and stability.”

A separate report framed the regional escalation as Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators Sunday, while President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”

That same report said the standoff in the Persian Gulf had “throttled shipping and sent energy prices soaring,” and it described the broader context as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

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In the CNews account of strikes in Iran, the UAE said it had been targeted by 137 missiles and 209 drones, and it quoted Donald Trump asserting that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “is dead.”

France 24 said the United States and Israel launched, Saturday 28 February, a campaign of strikes against Iran targeting dozens of sites including in Tehran, Isfahan, and Tabriz, and it said the operation was named “Epic Fury.”

The UAE condemned Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting its territory and said it was ready to defend its security and sovereignty, with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressing the UAE’s “full right to take all necessary measures to defend its sovereignty, national security and territorial integrity.”

“The State of Qatar condemns the targeting of the sisterly State of Kuwait with drones on 10 May 2026, considering it a blatant violation of its sovereignty and a flagrant breach of the rules of international law”

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That same UAE statement said the attacks were ongoing for 18 days and surpassed 2,000 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, and it cited United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817 co-sponsored by 136 countries calling Iran to halt the attacks immediately and unconditionally.

In a joint statement described by TRT عربي, foreign ministers from Turkey and 11 Islamic countries called on Iran to stop its attacks and condemned Israel’s aggression against Lebanon, urging Iran to immediately halt its attacks, respect international law and international humanitarian law, and activate diplomacy as a first step toward ending the escalation.

The TRT عربي report also said the ministers stressed the need for Iran to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817 (2026), halt all attacks immediately, and refrain from any provocative actions or threats directed at neighboring states, including actions aimed to close or disrupt international navigation in the Strait of Hormuz or threaten maritime security in the Bab al-Mandab.