WASHINGTON: The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a Bahrain-led resolution condemning Iran’s recent missile and drone attacks on Gulf countries.

The attacks, targeting US assets and bases in Gulf countries, have been carried out in retaliation of America and Israel’s strikes on Iran, which began on February 28 and also resulted in the assassination of Ayotallah Ali Khamenei, who was Iran’s supreme leader.

The resolution at UNSC, drafted on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), set a record with 135 co-sponsors β€” surpassing the previous high of 134 for Resolution 2177 (2014) on Ebola.

Pakistan was among the co-sponsors and voted in favour, noting that it is β€œnot immune from these attacks” and stating that it supports the resolution.

The Bahrain-led resolution was adopted with 13 votes in favour; China and Russia abstained.

Its text β€œcondemns in the strongest terms the egre

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