India cosponsors UNSC resolution condemning ‘egregious’ attacks by Iran against GCC nations, Jordan
India co-sponsored a resolution in the UN Security Council condemning Iran’s “horrific” attacks on Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan and demanding an immediate halt to all attacks by Tehran while condemning its threat to close the Strait of Hormuz.
The 15-nation Security Council, currently chaired by the United States, adopted the resolution on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, with 13 votes in favor, no votes against, and abstentions by permanent members China and Russia with veto power.
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India supported the Bahraini-led decision along with more than 130 countries, including Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen and Zambia.
The decision, which included a total of 135 sponsors, reiterated its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
It condemned in the strongest terms Iran’s “gravest attacks” on the territory of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, and determined that such actions constitute a violation of international law and pose a serious threat to international peace and security.
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The resolution demanded that all attacks by Iran against the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan be stopped immediately and that Tehran “immediately and unconditionally” renounce any provocations or threats against neighboring countries, including the use of proxies.
He reaffirmed that the exercise of navigational rights and freedoms of merchant and commercial ships must be respected, especially on critical sea routes, in accordance with international law, and noted the right of Member States, in accordance with international law, “to protect their ships against attacks and provocations, including those that undermine the rights and freedoms of navigation”.
The resolution condemned any action or threat by Iran aimed at closing, obstructing or otherwise interfering with international navigation in the Strait of Hormuz or threatening maritime security in Bab Al Mandab.
The resolution also condemned attacks on residential areas, targeting civilian objects, and causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian buildings; and expressed their solidarity with these countries and their people.
Iran was called on to immediately refrain from any action or threat in accordance with international law. He called on Iran to fully comply with its obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law, particularly on the protection of civilians and civilian objects in armed conflicts.
US Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz said the adoption of the resolution “is a direct and clear statement by the Gulf countries condemning the brutality of the Iranian regime, whose practice of targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure is reprehensible, and the whole world is calling out to this.”
Mr. Waltz said President Donald Trump and his team have exhausted any attempts at diplomatic negotiations.
“He wanted peace and an end to 47 years of hostilities and attacks. Iran was just looking for more missiles, more drones, and a path to nuclear apocalypse. President Trump drew his red line here. Iran has crossed that line once again, and now the world is facing the consequences.”
“And the United States did not bring these results alone,” Mr. Waltz said, expressing gratitude to the 135 countries that co-sponsored the resolution.
Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani, described the Council’s action as “unfair and unlawful”, contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and international law, and in complete disregard of established principles on determining acts of aggression and violations of the peace.
“Make no mistake: today it is Iran; tomorrow it could be any other sovereign state,” he said.
Mr. Iravani said that since the conflict began on February 28, more than 1,348 civilians, including women and children, have been killed, more than 17,000 civilians were injured, and 19,734 civilian areas were destroyed or damaged in the ongoing military offensives of the United States and Israel.
These include 16,191 residences, 1,617 commercial and service centers, 77 medical and pharmaceutical facilities, 65 schools and educational institutions, 16 Red Crescent buildings and many energy infrastructure facilities.
“The scale and systematic nature of these attacks clearly constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity,” the Iranian envoy said.
Mr. Iravani added that Iran “remains determined” to maintain friendly relations with countries in the Persian Gulf region on the basis of mutual respect, the principle of good neighborliness and respect for each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Iran once again emphasizes that defensive operations targeting US military bases and facilities in the region are in no way contrary to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of regional countries.
“Although the Israeli regime has managed to draw the United States into a regional conflict, Iran’s relations with its neighbors are based on long-standing historical, cultural and geographical ties. When current tensions subside, Iran and its neighboring countries will inevitably return to traditional cooperation, mutual respect and good neighborly relations.”
Mr. Iravani said that his country’s claim that it had closed the Strait was “completely false”, adding that Iran had consistently fulfilled its obligations, respected international law and respected freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
