Riyadh, March 18 (QNA) – The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, expressed the GCC’s strongest condemnation and denunciation of the blatant Iranian targeting of Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar.

Albudaiwi stressed that this grave aggression represents a flagrant violation of all international laws and norms and constitutes an unacceptable escalation reflecting a hostile Iranian approach that poses a threat to the security and stability of the region and undermines regional peace.

He underscored that targeting oil facilities and infrastructure is unacceptable and condemned behavior by all standards, aimed at destabilizing the security of GCC states and compromising the stability of global energy markets, and posing a direct threat to regional and global energy supply security.

Albudaiwi called upon the international community to fulfill its responsibilities by halting these repeated Iranian attacks and putting an immediate end to irresponsible acts that imperil regional and global peace and security.

In addition, Albudaiwi reiterated the GCC’s full and unwavering solidarity with the State of Qatar, standing as a united front in all measures it takes to protect its security, safeguard its sovereignty, and maintain the safety of its vital facilities. (QNA)