Doha / Information Office / 13 June

The State of Qatar has condemned the sabotage of two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, regardless of the identity of the perpetrator, warning against tampering with the security of the Gulf and the region as a whole and called for an urgent international investigation that would reveal the facts and put all involved parties before their legal responsibilities.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the State of Qatar stresses that this attack is a direct threat to the security of the region, warning of its serious repercussions on the security and safety of the international trade routes, and calling on all parties to exercise restraint and stop escalation.