The session, approved on Tuesday, was requested by Bahrain on behalf of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Jordan — to the infuriation of Tehran, which branded them “detached from reality”.
The United Nations’ top rights body will discuss “the recent military aggression launched by Iran against Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates… targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, which has resulted in the loss of innocent lives”, according to the debate title.
“Our countries are not party to the armed conflict, nor have we taken part in military aggression or attacks,” Bahrain’s ambassador Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla told the council on Tuesday.
“These Iranian attacks have targeted civilians, civilian infrastructure, leading to very many innocent victims.” –Agencies
