Kuwait city: The Arab Republic of Egypt: strongly condemned the missile attack on an oil tanker belonging to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, describing it as a serious threat to the safety and security of maritime navigation and the free flow of trade through one of the world's key waterways.
According to Bahrain News Agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates expressed Egypt's full solidarity with the United Arab Emirates and its categorical rejection of attacks targeting ships and civilian facilities or threatening the safety and security of navigation in the region.
Egypt stressed the need to respect freedom of navigation in international waterways and reiterated its call for de-escalation and diplomatic and political solutions in support of regional security and stability.