The European Union has issued its strongest statement yet on the maritime war, condemning the latest wave of Iranian attacks against the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and, separately, deploring recent attacks against Saudi commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. In the statement, carried by WAM and republished by UrduPoint, the EU said the attacks violate international law, called for de-escalation and the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, urged all parties to avoid steps that further threaten regional security, and called for the protection of civilians under international humanitarian law [1].

The corridor-specific line is the new part. Earlier coverage here recorded Washington, London, Paris and Berlin seeking a Security Council referral over Iran's nuclear obligations, but not an EU statement naming commercial shipping in the strait itself, nor Resolution 2817 as the benchmark. Treat it as a diplomatic position, not a verified incident: the statement as reported names no vessels, gives no dates, locations or damage, and offers no casualty figures. It also does not say who carried out the attacks on the Saudi commercial vessels, though it places them in the same context as the strikes on the four countries.

An Associated Press account of Saturday's exchange, republished by WRAL, adds one attribution worth noting: the warning that the US will "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet" is quoted from Adm. Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, rather than from political leadership. AP also notes the strikes came a day after President Donald Trump described the conflict as "small potatoes," and repeats that the US military has been helping to guide ships through the strait as Tehran asserts control and targets some vessels, with overall traffic remaining low [2].

AP again carries Iran's state broadcaster claim that Tehran struck three oil tankers and three American vessels in response, saying it could not be immediately confirmed, and appends a correction that Iran said it struck back on Saturday, not Sunday [2]. That claim remains unverified, as covered previously.

What is still missing is any independent identification of the Saudi commercial vessels the EU refers to.