Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, has delivered a statement regarding the latest Iranian strikes across the region, Al Jazeera reports.

“Any aggression on maritime passages reflects on global energy security,” he says. “Iran continues its attacks on GCC countries and other states in violation of the principles of international law.”

The GCC chief demands that the UN Security Council and international community put an end to the Iranian aggression, adding that Tehran’s targeting of shipping and threatens freedom of navigation and the protection of civilians.

“We condemn the hostile statements of the Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia and its threat to close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait,” Albudaiwi adds.