Saudi Arabia Says Missile Strike Could Be ‘Act of War’ by Iran
- Iran-backed Houthis fired missile at Riyadh airport Saturday
- U.A.E., Bahrain ministers join Saudi criticism of Iran
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Gulf nations stepped up their criticism of Iran in support of Saudi Arabia, after the kingdom blamed its regional rival for an attempted missile attack on Riyadh’s international airport over the weekend.
Anwar Gargash, the United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, said the attack shows how tackling Iran’s ballistic missile program should be “an urgent priority.” “We refuse to be under the danger of this program,” he said on Twitter. Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said Iran’s actions should be curbed and danger eliminated. Iran denied providing the Houthis with missiles to attack Saudi Arabia.