Bahrain: Gulf states, Jordan faced nearly 7,000 Iranian attacks

Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani said at the United Nations that Iran had carried out nearly 7,000 attacks against Gulf Cooperation Council states and Jordan, describing the scale of the attacks as unprecedented for the region.

Speaking during the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Al Zayani said the attacks had been launched in response to Israeli and US strikes and had targeted civilian and strategic infrastructure.

“The GCC states and Jordan have been subjected to unprecedented attacks by Iran. These attacks were directed against civilian facilities and energy infrastructure,” he said.

Bahrain-based Daily Tribune reported that the nearly 7,000 attacks cited by Al Zayani comprised about 1,700 ballistic missiles, 80 cruise missiles and 5,220 drones. The attacks targeted civilian facilities, residential areas, ports, airports and energy installations, according to the report.

Al Zayani said the attacks had no justification and constituted a clear violation of international law. He called for international law to be applied as part of efforts to restore security and stability in the region.

“Restoring security and stability in the region requires the application of international law, not merely condemnation,” he said.

He also accused Yemen’s Iran-backed Ansar Allah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, of threatening maritime traffic in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Al Zayani’s remarks came amid broader concerns over the security of strategic waterways in the region. In the same UN address, he rejected any system of permits or fees imposed on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, saying freedom of navigation through the international waterway was essential to regional and global security.

By Tamilla Hasanova