UNSC to vote Wednesday on GCC-sponsored resolution condemning Iran's attacks on Arab neighbors

A United Nations Security Council draft resolution obtained by the Associated Press condemns Iran's attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. The measure calls for an immediate end to all strikes and threats against neighboring states, including through proxies. A vote has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, according to three diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of an official announcement. The draft is sponsored by Gulf Cooperation Council members. If adopted, it would be the first Security Council resolution considered since Israel and the United States launched airstrikes on Iran and Tehran responded with attacks against Israel and across the region. The resolution is notable for several reasons: it focuses specifically on Iran's attacks on Arab Gulf states — not on the US-Israeli strikes against Iran; it would represent an unprecedented Arab-led multilateral condemnation of Iran at the UNSC level; it requires Russia and China not to veto (or to abstain) for passage. Russia and China are expected to veto or abstain — but the GCC decision to force a vote regardless is a major diplomatic signal of how Gulf states are positioning in this war. The resolution also comes alongside UNSC France's emergency meeting on Lebanon, making Wednesday a landmark day for multilateral war diplomacy.