UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Demanding Iran Halt Attacks
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According to Financial News, the UNSC adopted a resolution calling on the Islamic Republic of Iran to stop its attacks targeting Middle Eastern countries.
On the 11th (local time), the UNSC convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York City to discuss the situation in the Middle East and put the draft resolution to a vote. It was adopted with 13 votes in favor. Russia and China, both permanent members of the Council, abstained.
The resolution was introduced in draft form by the Kingdom of Bahrain, a non-permanent member of the UNSC and a Middle Eastern state. It strongly condemns attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the State of Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and demands an immediate halt to such actions.
The UNSC determined that Iran’s attacks constitute a violation of international law and represent a serious threat to international peace and security.
Russia, however, criticized the resolution for failing to mention attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran by the United States of America (U.S.) and the State of Israel. Vassily Alekseyevich Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, argued at the meeting, "The sponsors of this draft resolution are effectively proposing that we turn a blind eye to the unlawful and provocative acts of aggression committed by the United States and the State of Israel."
Russia submitted a separate draft resolution that called on all parties to cease hostilities and seek a diplomatic solution, but it failed to pass. The Russian draft received four votes in favor, nine abstentions, and was voted down by the U.S. and the Republic of Latvia.
For a UNSC resolution to be adopted, at least 9 of the 15 Council members must vote in favor, and none of the five permanent members—the U.S., China, Russia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), and France—may exercise their veto.
km@fnnews.com Kim Kyung-min Reporter