Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry has strongly condemned an attack on two tankers belonging to the UAE’s oil giant ADNOC while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement, the ministry said that “the recurrence of these attacks constitutes a dangerous escalation and a direct threat to the security and safety of maritime navigation and global energy supplies.”

Statement | The Foreign Ministry expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s strongest condemnation and denunciation of the targeting of two tankers belonging to the UAE’s ADNOC while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, in yet another unacceptable recurrence of Iranian attacks… pic.twitter.com/gLwsNRVKBi

— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) August 14, 2026