The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the attacks are a dangerous escalation and unacceptable. The attacks pose a direct threat to national security and go against international laws and the Charter of the United Nations.

The UAE affirmed that its security and sovereignty will always be prioritized under any circumstances, and that it reserves its right to respond to any attacks in a manner that ensures the protection of its sovereignty, national security, and the safety of its territory, citizens, residents, and visitors, in accordance with international law.

The UAE also affirmed that targeting civilians and non-military infrastructures is unacceptable by all legal and humanitarian standards, stressing the immediate halt of these treacherous attacks to ensure full compliance with the cessation of all hostilities.

The UAE further held Iran fully responsible for these treacherous attacks and their consequences.