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UAE Condemns Iran After Second ADNOC Vessel Attack

8/14/2026

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UAE Condemns Iran

UAE condemned Iran for attacking two ADNOC vessels in Hormuz August 13, 2026.
ADNOC said the strike was controlled and caused no casualties.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the attack piracy and a threat to regional stability, blaming Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
It was the second ADNOC vessel attack in less than a week, bringing attacks to 15 since the war on Iran began in February.

Summary

Iran Warns Closure

Hormuz oil exports fell to a seven-day average of 9 million barrels per day, about half the pre-war level.
Saudi Arabia crude via the Sumed pipeline to Sidi Kerir rose to 2.3 million barrels per day in August, double the prior month.
Iran’s national security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned Hormuz will stay partially closed until Washington meets Tehran’s demands.

History

Historical Context

In July 1987 the UN passed Resolution 598, prompting the U.S. Seventh Fleet to start Operation Earnest Will, the largest convoy since World War II, escorting re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in the Persian Gulf. The effort deployed more than 30 warships and led to April 1988’s Operation Praying Mantis, pressuring Iran into a July 1988 cease-fire. Today Iran’s IRGC again targets ADNOC vessels in Hormuz.

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UAE Condemns Iran

UAE condemned Iran for attacking two ADNOC vessels in Hormuz August 13, 2026.
ADNOC said the strike was controlled and caused no casualties.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the attack piracy and a threat to regional stability, blaming Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
It was the second ADNOC vessel attack in less than a week, bringing attacks to 15 since the war on Iran began in February.

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