Foreign ministers of 12 Arab and Islamic states call on Iran to stop strikes

The foreign ministers of 12 Arab and Islamic states called on Iran to “immediately halt its attacks” and respect international law, in a joint statement released Thursday after their meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

In the statement, the ministers denounced Iran’s attacks on the Gulf states, Jordan, Azerbaijan and Turkey, which they said had targeted “residential areas, civilian infrastructure, including oil facilities, desalination plants, airports, residential buildings and diplomatic premises.”

The ministers also condemned Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and “reaffirmed support for the security, stability and territorial integrity of Lebanon.”

The joint statement came as Iran targeted energy infrastructure across the Gulf, with fires reported at facilities in Qatar and ballistic missiles intercepted in Saudi Arabia.

Earlier, Iranian state media accused the US and Israel of attacking parts of its oil and natural gas production facilities.

The statement was issued on behalf of ministers representing Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.