Leaders in the Gulf region react to US attack on Iran

The reaction of world leaders in the Gulf region after US forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday.

UAE

The United Arab Emirates urged on Sunday an immediate halt to escalation to “avoid serious repercussions” in the region following strikes by the US on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

It warned that such actions could lead the region to “new levels of instability,” according to a statement from the foreign ministry.

Qatar

Qatar said on Sunday that dangerous tensions following US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites would lead to “catastrophic repercussions” on both regional and international levels, the foreign ministry said in a post on X.

The ministry deplored the “deterioration” to the status quo after the US strikes, the statement said.

Oman

Oman, which was mediating nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran, on Sunday strongly condemned US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran.

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The Gulf sultanate “expresses deep concern, denunciation and condemnation of the escalation resulting from the direct air strikes launched by the United States on sites in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the official Oman News Agency said.

Kuwait

Kuwait’s foreign ministry said on X it was following with concern developments in the region following US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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