The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attacks violated international law, infringed on the sovereignty of Gulf states, and threatened regional security and international navigation.
In Wednesday’s statement, the ministry said the repeated attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain constituted a blatant violation of their sovereignty and a serious threat to the security and stability of the Gulf region.
It added that the attacks represented an unacceptable escalation that could further increase tensions in the region.
The ministry affirmed Egypt's complete rejection of all acts that undermine the security and sovereignty of sisterly states or threaten regional stability. It also renewed its call for restraint and de-escalation to preserve regional security and safeguard peace and stability.
Egypt also expressed full solidarity with Kuwait and Bahrain, stressing that it stands by both countries in confronting any threat to their security and stability.
The ministry said Egypt saw no justification for the repeated Iranian attacks targeting Arab Gulf states, stressing that their security and stability are an integral part of Egypt's national security and that of the wider region and cannot be compromised.
Wednesday's statement followed two separate statements issued on Tuesday, in which Egypt condemned Iran's targeting of Saudi and Qatari tankers as they transited the Strait of Hormuz
In one statement, the ministry said Iran's targeting of a Saudi tanker violated international law and threatened the safety and security of international navigation. In another, it said the targeting of a Qatari gas tanker posed serious risks to global energy supplies.
Egypt affirmed its complete rejection of all acts that threaten regional security and stability or endanger freedom of navigation in international waterways.
Cairo expressed full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and Qatar and called for an immediate halt to all actions that could escalate tensions in the region.
The condemnations came as security risks increased around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy chokepoint linking Gulf producers to global markets.
Reuters reported that a Qatari LNG tanker was at risk of exploding and a Saudi crude tanker was damaged near the strait on Tuesday, prompting maritime authorities to raise the threat level for vessels transiting the waterway to “severe.”
The US Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Centre (JMIC) said the threat level in the Strait of Hormuz had been raised to "SEVERE" after three incidents were reported on 7 July, warning that further deliberate hostile action was likely under current conditions.
JMIC said it had recorded 61 confirmed vessel incidents since 1 March, including three since its previous report.
The figure refers to incidents that include attacks, suspicious activity, illegal boarding, hostile hailing, near misses, and other maritime-security events.
JMIC’s latest list includes three tanker attacks on 7 July near Oman and the UAE side of the Strait of Hormuz, with vessels reporting projectile strikes, fire, structural damage, and no casualties in two of the incidents.
Shipping traffic through the strait remains well below normal levels. JMIC said the historical average is around 138 vessels per day.
At the same time, only 24 transits were recorded on 5 July and 25 transits on 6 July, excluding vessels calling at Iranian ports adjacent to the strait.
The Strait of Hormuz is among the world’s most important energy corridors, carrying nearly one-fifth of global oil and gas supplies before the current conflict disrupted traffic.
Any sustained threat to navigation through the waterway could therefore affect global energy flows, insurance costs, freight rates, and regional security.
Late on Tuesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces had begun launching a series of “powerful strikes” against Iran in response to the Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters.
CENTCOM said the strikes were intended to impose “heavy costs” on Iran for attacking commercial shipping, describing the attacks as “unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.”
Iranian media said six projectiles hit the Taheroui pier area in Sirik, southern Iran, according to Reuters.
Explosions were heard in Sirik, Qeshm Island, and areas near Bandar Abbas, including hits on commercial and fishing piers, other Iranian media reports cited by Al Jazeera said.
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tehran would take any measure it deemed necessary to safeguard its interests and national security, according to Al Jazeera.
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