Saudi foreign minister condemns 'Iranian attacks' on Gulf states and urges global response

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, told the United Nations General Assembly that the Kingdom and countries in the region "have been subjected to flagrant Iranian attacks targeting their security, resources, and civilian and economic facilities," and reaffirmed Riyadh's right to protect its citizens and national resources.

"We call upon the international community to shoulder its responsibilities in confronting all threats to international peace and security," he said, framing the Gulf's stability as integral to global energy security and supply chains. He also welcomed Security Council statements condemning missile and drone attacks by the Houthi militia against Saudi Arabia and commercial vessels, and urged the world to "reject and condemn all the Houthi terrorists, militias, aggressions and criminal acts that threaten the security of navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait."