UN Human Rights Council Condemns Iran's Attacks on Gulf States

UN Human Rights Council meeting. (UN Photo/Violaine Martin)

JAKARTA - The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday condemned Iran's "heinous attacks" on its neighbors in the Gulf, calling for full and speedy "reparations" to all victims of the attacks.

The 47-member council supported a resolution submitted by six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and Jordan condemning Tehran's actions aimed at closing the Strait of Hormuz, and demanding Iran immediately "cease all unprovoked attacks," Al Arabiya and AFP quoted (26/3).

The non-legally binding resolution, supported by more than 100 countries, was agreed upon in a UN Human Rights Council debate in Geneva, Switzerland, on "Iranian attacks in the Gulf" held on Wednesday, quoted from the UN News website and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the session, the Saudi Arabian Representative to the UN Human Rights Council, Ambassador Abdulmohsen bin Khothaila, said, "Iran's aggression is unjustifiable," stressing that Iran must be held accountable for its actions.

It is known that the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran on February 28 that killed its highest leader and triggered a war in the Middle East.

Tehran responded with drone and missile strikes across the region, including attacks on neighboring Gulf states who said they were not involved in the conflict and did not allow their territory to be used for the attacks.

According to Al Arabiya's calculations, Iran has launched more missiles and drones into Gulf countries than it has into Israel since the war began, with about 85 percent of its attacks targeting Gulf countries compared to about 15 percent aimed at Israel.

Iran also continues to control the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil passes.