The UN Security Council on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) 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." Iran has struck Gulf states in retaliation to U.S.-Israeli attacks that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran slams ‘misuse’ of UN Security CouncilIran’s Ambassador to the United Nations criticised as politically motivated a resolution passed by the Security Council that demanded an immediate halt to Iranian attacks on Gulf states. “Today’s action represents a blatant misuse of the Security Council mandate in pursuit of the political agendas of the certain members, the various states responsible for the brutal war of aggression against my country,” Amir Saeid Iravani told the Council.

Source: The Hindu March 11, 2026 22:28 UTC