GCC, Arab League call on Iran to reconsider its role in the region
The Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council
called on Iran to reconsider its role in the region, the Secretary-General of
the Arab League told reporters following the conclusion of two emergency
summits held in Mecca.
“The emergency Arab League Summit in Mecca called on
Iran to reconsider its role in the region,” Secretary-General of the Arab
League Ahmed Aboul Gheit said.
For his part, Secretary-General of the GCC
Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani said that the Gulf Cooperation Council
confirmed its solidarity with Saudi Arabia and the UAE following recent
attacks.
The emergency summit came after drone strikes on oil
installations in Saudi Arabia and attacks on four vessels, including two Saudi
oil tankers, off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman told an emergency Gulf
Arab meeting on Thursday that Iran’s development of nuclear and ballistic
missile capabilities threatened regional and global security.
He said Tehran’s actions threatened international
maritime trade and global oil supplies in a “glaring violation of UN treaties,”
following attacks this month on oil tankers off the United Arab Emirates and on
oil pumping stations in the Kingdom.
