Foreign ministers of the Arab League will today hold an emergency meeting to discuss the Iranian attacks on several of the group’s members, the bloc’s assistant secretary-general told AFP yesterday.
The meeting, which will be held via videoconference, was requested by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Egypt, Hossam Zaki said.
US and Israeli forces launched a massive air campaign against Iran on February 28. Iran has retaliated with strikes against Israel and Gulf countries.
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit had earlier condemned the Iranian attacks, saying they were fully reprehensible and not only a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter, but also an assault on the principles of good neighbourliness.
He added that the attacks created an unprecedented state of hostility between Iran and its Arab neighbours.
“This is a grave Iranian strategic mistake, which I hope they will rectify by halting these attacks immediately,” he said.
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