Saudi Arabia warns Gulf security inseparable from global stability amid regional tensions

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister warned on Saturday that escalating threats across the Middle East risked international peace, energy security and global trade, calling for stronger international cooperation to protect Gulf States and vital shipping routes.Prince Faisal bin Farhan told the UN General Assembly that Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region had been subjected to “flagrant Iranian attacks” targeting security resources as well as civilian and economic facilities.He reaffirmed the Kingdom’s right to protect its security and sovereignty, citizens, residents and national resources, while urging the international community to confront threats to international peace and security.“The security of the Gulf region is part and parcel of the security of the region and the world at large,” he said.Protecting vital waterwaysThe Foreign Minister stressed that stability in the Gulf was directly connected to global energy security, international trade and supply chains.He called for freedom of navigation in international waterways, highlighting the Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and rejected their use by any party as an instrument of pressure or...