UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks on Gulf states

The UN Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for Iran to immediately halt its attacks on Gulf states, saying they breach international law and pose a “serious threat to international peace and security.”

The resolution, passed by 13 votes with two abstentions, “demands the immediate cessation of all attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan.”

It also “condemns any actions or threats by the Islamic Republic of Iran aimed at closing, obstructing, or otherwise interfering with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.”

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran that killed its supreme leader and triggered a war in the Middle East. Tehran has responded with drone and missile attacks across the region, including strikes that have hit neighboring countries that say they are neither involved in the war nor have allowed warring parties to launch attacks from their territory.

Iran has also fired on commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial sea passage for the global fuel trade, in a bid to inflict pain on the global economy.