Evidence

Multiple independent outlets confirm this claim. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official statement (published on its own mofa.gov.ae site) explicitly condemning 'the hostile Iranian attack that targeted two vessels affiliated with ADNOC' as they transited the Strait of Hormuz, calling it an act of piracy by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. This was independently reported by Al Jazeera, The National (UAE), and Reuters (via republication), U.S. News, Iran International, and other outlets, all describing the same incident (a follow-up to an earlier ADNOC tanker attack days prior) in which the UAE directly blamed Iran/IRGC. No fact-checking organization (Reuters Fact Check, AFP Fact Check, Bellingcat, EUvsDisinfo) needed to investigate this because it is a straightforward, on-the-record diplomatic statement, not a viral rumor or manipulated media claim — it is simply reporting what the UAE government itself said.