Arab and Islamic nations have condemned Iran's overnight strikes on energy facilities in the Gulf region - including Qatar's largest gas plant - which caused oil and gas prices to soar.
Foreign ministers from Qatar, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and the UAE held a consultative ministerial meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday about the escalating conflict in the Gulf.
Hours later, Tehran struck oil and gas facilities across the Gulf region, including Qatar's largest gas plant, causing extensive damage, although authorities now say that fires at the facility are now under control.
Qatar's foreign ministry condemned the "brutal Iranian attack targeting Ras Laffan", describing it as a "direct threat to its national security".
Energy infrastructure in the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia was also targeted by Iran on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, causing extensive damage.
The Consultative Ministerial Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of a Group of Arab and Islamic Countries issued a statement condemning the Iranian strikes on Gulf states, which have been ongoing for over two weeks.
The ministers said that states have a right to defend themselves in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, following the wave of Iranian strikes on Wednesday.
"The Ministers called on Iran to immediately halt its attacks and affirmed the necessity of respecting international law, international humanitarian law, and the principles of good neighbourliness, as a first toward ending the escalation, and achieving security and stability in the region, and promoting diplomacy as a means to resolve crisis," the statement said.
"The Ministers further emphasized that the future of relations with Iran depends on respecting the sovereignty of states and non-inference in their internal affairs, as well as refraining from violating their sovereignty or their territories in any manner whatsoever, and to not use or develop its military capabilities to threaten countries of the region."
Doha has earlier condemned an Israeli strike on the South Pars field, which is shared with Qatar, sending energy prices escalating.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud hinted that Gulf states' patience is not "unlimited", signalling that they could be drawn into the conflict.
He said Saudi Arabia has "very significant capacities and capabilities" and could intervene in the war if it “chooses to do so".
Oman, which has been less affected by Iran's strikes than its Gulf neighbours, condemned the strikes on energy facilities in the Gulf region, calling on all parties to stick to international law and avoid targeting civilian infrastructure.
French President Emmanuel Macron described the Iranian attack as "reckless" and called for direct talks between Iran and the US to resolve the crisis.
"Gulf countries have been hit for the first time on their production capacities, in the same way that Iran was hit," he said.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who ruled out taking part in direct military action against Iran, on Thursday condemned the Iranian strike on a Qatari gas facility.
"I condemn in the strongest terms the overnight Iranian strike on a Qatari gas facility," Starmer said on social media.
"We are working towards a swift resolution to the situation in the Middle East, in the best interests of the British people – because there is no question that ending the war is the quickest way to reduce the cost of living."
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called for coordination with regional countries over the conflict following calls with counterparts from Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan.