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Attacks on ships mirror dangerous roles Iran plays: UAE

Abu Dhabi - The ministry expressed its concern about the repeated targeting of international shipping lines by the Houthi rebels.

The UAE has strongly condemned a Houthi attack damaging two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, which might have caused an environmental disaster in the important international shipping corridor.
"The attack is an act of terrorism that has jeopardised international navigation, and confirms the continued threat of the Houthi militias to the freedom of navigation and world trade in the Red Sea," the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a statement.
The ministry expressed its concern about the repeated targeting of international shipping lines by the Houthi rebels.
"This cowardly attack mirrors the negative and dangerous role played by Iran in support of these coup militias and insisting on its hostile practices through providing the Houthi terrorists with weapons, equipment and ballistic missiles that threaten peace and security in the region," the statement said.
The ministry reiterated the UAE's commitment as part of the Arab Coalition to achieve security in Yemen. 
"This terrorist attack confirms the continuation of the militia's escalation to evade the benefits of a political solution to the Yemeni crisis and affirms the rebellious mentality of the militias that is causing suffering to the fraternal people of Yemen".