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The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for Iran to halt its attacks on Gulf states, in a resolution that did not mention US or Israeli strikes on Iran, prompting Tehran\u2019s ambassador to decry a \u201cblatant misuse\u201d of the international body.<\/strong><\/p>\n The resolution, passed by 13 votes with two abstentions,\u00a0\u201cdemands 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.\u201d<\/p>\n It also \u201ccondemns any actions or threats by the Islamic Republic of Iran aimed at closing, obstructing, or otherwise interfering with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, the UN ambassador of Bahrain, which introduced the resolution sponsored by 135 countries, said its passing reflected the Gulf\u2019s key role in the global economy.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is why ensuring the security of this region is not merely a regional matter, it is a common international responsibility that is closely linked to the stability of the global economy and energy security,\u201d Alrowaiei told the Security Council.<\/p>\n Veto-holders China and Russia both abstained from the Security Council vote, angered that the resolution did not acknowledge US-Israeli hostility towards Iran.<\/p>\n Iranian ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said adoption of the text represented a \u201cblatant misuse of the Security Council mandate in pursuit of the political agendas\u201d of the United States and Israel.<\/p>\n \u201cLet me make it clear, this resolution is a manifest injustice against my country, the main victim of a clear act of aggression,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The United States, which backed the text, said its adoption reflected a broad condemnation of Iranian strikes.<\/p>\n \u201cIran\u2019s strategy of sowing chaos, of trying to hold their neighbors hostage, trying to shake the resolve of the region, has clearly backfired, as shown by this vote today,\u201d said US ambassador Mike Waltz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n