Bahrain’s UN Ambassador Jamal Alrowaiei, the Arab representative on the UN Security Council, says his country requested an urgent meeting because of the continuing “cowardly attacks by Iran” on Gulf countries, Jordan and other nations.
He says afterward that Bahrain and many of the 15 council members stressed a need for Iran to implement a March 11 resolution demanding an immediate halt to attacks against Gulf countries and the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure, including energy installations.
He says the resolution, adopted by a vote of 13-0 with Russia and China abstaining, also calls for Iran to stop all actions and threats aimed at closing, obstructing or interfering with navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for shipment of 20% of the world’s oil.
Alrowaiei dodges a question about reports that Bahrain is seeking a resolution on freedom of navigation, including through the strait.
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