The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) strongly condemned the Iranian drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, describing them as an open aggression against the sovereignty of the states, the security of their peoples, as well as a violation of the security of their territories. Nations and principles of good neighborliness.
In a statement issued after a meeting held today in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, the Council said that, following these developments with the greatest concern and condemnation, it asserts on behalf of the GCC states that such hostile acts do not serve understanding or rapprochement. On the contrary, they distance peoples from each other, undermine trust, sow discord and close the doors of dialogue that the GCC states have consistently advocated.
The Council stressed that aggression does not build relationships and intimidation does not create stability.
He expressed his full solidarity and firm support for the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, affirming that the security of the GCC states is indivisible and that any attack against one member state is an attack against all.
The Council assured the citizens and residents of the GCC states that the joint defense capabilities and air defense systems are meeting these attacks with a high degree of efficiency and readiness. He added that the GCC heads of state remain committed to safeguarding the security and stability of the region and that such attacks will only strengthen the unity, resolve and determination of the GCC peoples to face them.
The Council reaffirmed the legitimate right of the GCC states to defend themselves individually and collectively and to respond to this aggression by all lawful means, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which guarantees the inherent right of self-defense in the event of an armed attack.
He held Iran fully responsible for these acts and their serious consequences on regional security, international navigation and energy supplies, and called for their immediate cessation and a complete end to any targeting of GCC states, their interests and their citizens.
The Council also called on the United Nations Security Council and the international community to assume their responsibilities by condemning this aggression and demanding accountability from its perpetrators, in a way that guarantees respect for state sovereignty and maintains regional and international peace and security.
The Council reiterated the GCC states’ commitment to peace, good neighborliness and diplomatic solutions as the preferred means of resolving disputes. He posed what he described as a fundamental question for the aggressor: How can future relationships be built between continuing such attacks and insisting on pursuing them?
He added that insisting on a path of aggression would only lead to further isolation, while the door of understanding remains open to those who choose the language of wisdom and good neighborliness.
