Iran slams ‘misuse’ of UN Security Council after vote to stop Gulf attacks

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Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has criticised a resolution passed by the Security Council that demanded an immediate halt to Iranian attacks on Gulf states, calling it politically motivated, AFP reports.

“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.

Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, the US on March 11.  — AFP
Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, the US on March 11. — AFP

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