Aoun condemns attacks on Gulf states and Jordan

President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday deplored Iran’s attacks against several Gulf states and Jordan -- which followed U.S. strikes on the Islamic republic -- as well as an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against an airport in southern Saudi Arabia that followed an attack on Sanaa’s airport.

In a statement, Aoun condemned "the repeated attacks targeting our brotherly Gulf Arab states, the latest of which was the heinous attack targeting the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as the attack targeting the brotherly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan."

"We see in these hostile acts blatant attempts from multiple sources, not only targeting the security and sovereignty of the Kingdom and the targeted countries, but also systematically seeking to undermine the stability of the Gulf region and keep the entire region in a constant state of tension and anxiety, serving schemes that do not wish well for our Arab peoples,” the president added.

“Based on the close historical and fraternal ties that bind us to our brothers, we affirm today Lebanon's broad and complete solidarity – both officially and popularly – with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, all the Gulf Arab states, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, considering the security and stability of these countries an integral part of Arab national security, and that any infringement upon the sovereignty of our brothers is an infringement upon the very heart of Lebanon and the Arab world," Aoun went on to say.