12 Arab and Islamic countries unite to condemn 'heinous' Iranian attacks

A group of 12 Arab and Islamic countries connected Thursday condemned Iran’s "heinous" attacks, denouncing rocket and drone strikes connected civilian infrastructure and informing Tehran against further escalation.

The overseas ministers of Qatar, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and nan United Arab Emirates issued nan associated connection aft a consultative gathering successful Riyadh.

The countries accused Iran of deliberately targeting residential areas, lipid facilities, airports and negotiated premises crossed nan region.

The ministers reaffirmed what they called nan correct of affected countries to take sides themselves nether Article 51 of nan United Nations Charter and urged Iran to instantly halt its attacks and abide by world law.

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Foreign ministers from crossed nan Arab and Islamic world convene successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, connected March 18, 2026, for a consultative gathering aimed astatine de-escalating subject tensions successful nan Middle East. (Mustafa Hatipoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)

They besides called connected Tehran to respect their territorial sovereignty, cease support for affiliated militias successful Arab countries, and debar actions that could frighten maritime security, including successful nan Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, a cardinal world shipping way linking nan Red Sea and nan Gulf of Aden.

The connection further expressed support for Lebanon’s stableness and sovereignty, while besides condemning Israel’s actions successful nan state and its "expansionist argumentation successful nan region."

"The Ministers reaffirm their committedness to continuing intensive consultation and coordination successful this regard, to show developments and measure emerging issues successful a measurement that guarantee nan formulation of communal positions and nan take of basal morganatic measures and procedures to protect their security, stability, and sovereignty, and to halt nan Iranian heinous attacks connected their territories," nan associated connection reads.

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Qatar Energy accommodation successful Ras Laffan Industrial City connected Mar. 3, 2026, aft nan institution halted LNG accumulation astatine Ras Laffan and Mesaieed sites pursuing reported Iranian attacks. (Stringer/Getty)

It comes a time aft Israel struck Iran’s South Pars state field, prompting Iranian retaliatory attacks connected power infrastructure successful Qatar and Saudi Arabia, including Doha’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, nan world’s largest LNG accumulation facility.

Oil prices surged Thursday greeting pursuing nan strikes, pinch Brent crude rising to $114.08 a tube and U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude climbing to $97.41.

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Gas prices are displayed astatine a position successful Brooklyn, New York City, connected Mar. 18, 2026, arsenic world substance costs emergence amid disruptions linked to nan Iran conflict and shipping constraints successful nan Strait of Hormuz. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump said connected his Truth Social level that Israel would halt further strikes connected Iran’s South Pars state section unless Tehran escalates, informing that nan United States could respond pinch overwhelming unit if Qatar’s LNG accommodation are targeted again.

"The United States of America, pinch aliases without nan thief aliases consent of Israel, will massively rustle up nan entirety of nan South Pars Gas Field astatine an magnitude of spot and powerfulness that Iran has ne'er seen aliases witnessed before," Trump wrote. "I do not want to authorize this level of unit and demolition because of nan agelong word implications that it will person connected nan early of Iran, but if Qatar’s LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so."