The corresponding statement is published on the website of the organization.

He said that it was “dangerous development and escalation, which reflect the evil intentions of those who planned and carried out these operations, which threaten the safety of maritime navigation in the region and threaten the lives of civilian crews working on ships.”

Abdel Latyf al-Zayani called on the international community and the international maritime authorities to "fulfill political and legal obligations to prevent any parties attempting to violate the safety of maritime navigation in this vital region of the world."

Earlier, the UAE said that four commercial cargo ships became targets of sabotage near the country's territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman east of the Emirate of Fujairah.