EU shows support for Gulf nations facing Iran attacks

EU Council President Antonio Costa said on Sunday that the European Union stands in solidarity with the Gulf Cooperation Council countries amidst Iranian airstrikes and drone attacks in the region, adding that “these attacks must stop immediately.”

Costa said in a post on X that he had a call on Sunday with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and reiterated that “the EU stands by the United Arab Emirates, which has been among the hardest hit.”

The Gulf Cooperation Council is a group that comprises Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and the UAE.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran that killed its supreme leader and triggered a war in the Middle East.

Tehran has responded with drone and missile attacks across the region, including strikes that have hit neighboring countries that say they are neither involved in the war nor have allowed warring parties to launch attacks from their territory.