Egyptian Foreign Ministry Headquarters. Ahram.
The foreign ministry’s statement, issued Wednesday morning, came hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at Jordan and drones toward Kuwait and Bahrain late Tuesday. The attacks were the latest escalation in a war involving Iran, Israel, and the United States that has repeatedly spilt into Arab and Gulf states since early this year.
The ministry said the strikes amounted to “a dangerous escalation that threatens the region’s security and stability and endangers the safety of its peoples.”
Jordanian air defences intercepted 13 ballistic missiles late Tuesday, destroying 10, while three landed in remote areas of the Mafraq and Aqaba governorates, where air raid sirens sounded. Kuwait and Bahrain also activated their air defences against Iranian drones.
No casualties were reported in any of the three countries.
Egypt said it had “repeatedly warned” of the dangers of renewed fighting, adding that continued escalation “would only lead to a vicious cycle of confrontation and instability” that threatens regional and international security.
Cairo issued a similarly worded condemnation after Iran struck Kuwait and Bahrain in what it called a serious escalation on 20 July.
The ministry renewed its call for an “immediate halt” to the military escalation, urging “the utmost restraint” and respect for international law, good-neighbourly relations, and state sovereignty. It urged all parties to prioritize dialogue and diplomacy.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has led Egypt’s efforts to intensify mediation to end the wider war, holding calls with Gulf and European counterparts and pressing for the implementation of a UN Security Council resolution co-sponsored by Cairo.
Egypt separately backed a GCC-Jordan joint statement describing the attacks as a violation of the UN Charter while reaffirming Arab states’ right to self-defence.
Iran has repeatedly struck Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan since the collapse of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, a temporary US-Iran truce signed on 18 June 2026.
Cairo denounced an earlier wave of strikes on the three countries on 16 July, again warning of the risk of a wider regional conflict.
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