Gulf Arab states tell the United Nations Human Rights Council that they face an existential threat from Iran.
The Gulf nations also condemn Iranian attacks on their infrastructure and say Iran’s actions are designed to spread terror.
“We are seeing an existential threat to international and regional security. This aggressive approach is undermining international law and sovereignty,” Kuwait’s ambassador Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen tells the Geneva-based council.
Countries at the 47-member council will vote on a motion condemning Iran’s strikes, asking Iran for reparation and asking the UN rights chief to monitor the situation.
Iran defends its actions, saying more than 1,500 civilians had been killed in the US-Israeli strikes so far.
“We fight on behalf of all of you against an enemy that, if not restrained today, will be beyond containment tomorrow,” says Ali Bahreini, Iran’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, referring to Israel.
Iran has called for its own emergency session on a fatal strike on a primary school. The session is scheduled for Friday.
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