The Arab League will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to address recent Iranian attacks on several member states, according to the bloc’s Assistant Secretary-General, Hossam Zaki.
The virtual meeting was requested by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, and Egypt.
The development follows a large-scale air campaign launched by US and Israeli forces against Iran on February 28, which prompted Tehran to retaliate with strikes targeting Israel and some Gulf countries.
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit had earlier condemned the Iranian attacks, saying they are “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 “create 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.”