Middle East crisis: India backs UNSC resolution condemning Iranian strikes on Gulf nations | India News
New Delhi: India, along with about 140 member states, on Thursday backed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on Middle Eastern countries as strikes continued following a joint US-Israeli operation in Tehran. The 15-member Council passed resolution 2817 (2026) with 13 votes in favor, while China and Russia abstained. The resolution condemned Iran’s attacks against Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. It criticized attacks on “residential areas and civilian objects” and demanded an immediate halt.The text also called on Tehran to stop “threats, provocations and actions aimed at interfering with maritime trade” as well as support for proxy groups.Iran’s representative rejected the adopted resolution, calling it a “manifest injustice against my country” and “a serious blow to the Council’s credibility”.Bahrain’s representative welcomed the move, saying “the message is clear,” and “the international community is determined to reject these unjust, hostile acts by Iran.”Israel welcomed the condemnation, saying “targeting civilians is wrong, targeting cities is wrong, and Iran must stop.”China, which abstained, said the resolution “does not reflect the root cause of the conflict and the overall picture in a balanced way.” After the vote, the council also rejected a separate draft resolution proposed by Russia that called for de-escalation without naming any countries. It received only four votes in favour.
