"If Iran closes the Straits of Hormuz, it will lead to a very, very strong reaction," said Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. "We need calm in the region, but we can not do that with Iran causing a lot of harm." , While the Wall Street Journal revealed that there were "loopholes" in the Security Council's sanctions regime on terrorists from Al-Qaeda and Daqsh.

"Saudi Arabia does not want a war with Iran," al-Jubair told reporters in London, stressing that "the international community is determined to confront Tehran's hostile behavior."

Al-Jubeir said that "Saudi Arabia is consulting with the Allies to secure waterways and looking at various options." He said that "Iran's attacks on the shipping route affect the world."

Four tankers off Fujairah's UAE coast and two in the Gulf of Oman were attacked in two separate incidents. Iran was blamed for the attacks.

He called on the Saudi minister «Iran to change its aggressive behavior, and stop supporting terrorism», and «return normal state».

"There is enough evidence that Iran is behind recent attacks on oil tankers," al-Jubair said.

On the British judicial ruling issued to review the licenses to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, al-Jubeir explained that «British rule on the sale of weapons is a procedural matter, and internal affairs».

"The decision of the British court concerns licensing procedures, not a mistake," al-Jubair said.

On the situation in Libya, the Saudi minister announced that «Riyadh stands at an equal distance with the parties of all Libya». He stressed «Saudi support for the efforts of the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salama, to reach a settlement».

Al-Jubeir said Riyadh "does not want any extremist militant groups to take power in Libya."

In remarks on the Palestinian territories, the Saudi minister said that "attracting investments to the Palestinian territories is good for the Palestinians."

"We call on them to stop supporting terrorism and extremism, stop the rhetoric of hatred, stop giving media outlets a chance to act, and act against the security of the region," he said.

On the Sudan, al-Jubeir explained that Saudi Arabia "wants to succeed Sudan for peaceful transition, and we have continued with the military junta in Sudan from the first day, and demanded a political transition, as well as maintaining the unity of Sudan."

This came at a time when the Wall Street Journal revealed that there were "gaps" in the Security Council's sanctions regime on terrorists from Al-Qaeda and Daqsh.

The paper conducted an investigation, during which it obtained documents confirming the existence of gaps in the sanctions regime, which benefited terrorist organizations and personalities.

Under these loopholes, blacklisted terrorists are still able to access their bank accounts, despite the freezing orders, according to the documents reviewed by the paper.

The Wall Street Journal pointed out to Qatar's Khalifa Al-Subaie, the most radical, with $ 120,000 in one year.

Al-Sabah is on the international terrorism list, and Washington accuses him of being "the first man in Qatar" to support the leaders of the terrorist organization, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the September 11 attacks.

United Nations records show that the Security Council allowed blacklisted individuals access to their accounts in 71 out of 72 requests between 2008 and 2018.

Members and supporters of terrorist groups on the blacklist of the United Nations should not have access to any form of funding to ensure that they are unable to support or carry out additional attacks.

But to allow them to pay basic living expenses, their countries of origin are supposed to apply for UN exemptions, allowing them access to small amounts of money, at the request of a detailed budget, to pay for food, housing and other necessities.

Some UN officials say Member States do not monitor blacklisted terrorists, live within their borders sufficiently, and fail to prevent their access to finance.

On the other hand, they consider that the exemptions procedure is highly regulated and lacks oversight, as it is granted to any person who requests sums, albeit large, unjustified, undisciplined as required, and no expenditure audits.

The Wall Street Journal investigation sheds light on Qatar's financial facilities for terrorists on the Security Council's terrorist lists, exploiting gaps in the international sanctions regime.

Qatar had detained al-Subaie for six months and released him, ignoring international and US demands for his interrogation.

In 2012, al-Subaie was implicated in sending money to al-Qaeda in Pakistan. In 2013, he also raised funds for Syria's al-Nasra Front and was involved in fundraising for al-Qaeda leader Abdullah al-Muhaisni. In 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain were listed on a black list of 59 terrorists.

Security Council action on access to frozen funds is confidential, with no identification of the designated person or amount of funds publicly disclosed. However, the case of al-Subaie, a former official at the Qatar Central Bank, publicly claims that the United Nations continued to fund terrorist activities during at least 2013, emerged through a series of disclosures.

Al-Subaie's account appeared among the records in a leaked database from the Qatar National Bank, Qatar National Bank, according to a database analysis reviewed by the magazine. The bank acknowledged that the hacker systems were hacked in 2016.

Asked why a supporter of terrorism had an active account, both the bank and a spokesman for the State of Qatar's embassy in Washington declined to comment on the al-Subaie case, citing secrecy.