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Gulf Arab states told the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) they look an existential menace from Iran arsenic they condemned Iranian attacks connected their infrastructure, which the UN rights main said mightiness represent warfare crimes.
Also read: West Asia warfare updates connected March 25, 2026
The astir month-long U.S.-Israeli warfare connected Iran has sparked large-scale Iranian retaliation successful the signifier of drone and missile strikes connected vigor and civilian infrastructure successful Gulf countries, sidesplitting civilians and driving up lipid prices.
“We are seeing an existential menace to planetary and determination security. This assertive attack is undermining planetary instrumentality and sovereignty,” Kuwait’s Ambassador Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen told the Geneva-based council. Other Gulf states besides denounced Iran’s actions, which they said were designed to dispersed terror.
Countries astatine the 47-member assembly volition ballot on a question condemning Iran’s strikes, asking Iran for reparation and asking the U.N. rights chief to show the situation.
Iran defended its actions, saying much than 1,500 civilians had been killed successful the U.S.-Israeli strikes truthful far. “We combat connected behalf of each of you against an force that, if not restrained today, volition beryllium beyond containment tomorrow,” said Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. successful Geneva Ali Bahreini, referring to Israel.
Iran has called for its ain exigency league on a fatal onslaught connected a superior schoolhouse which volition take spot connected Friday.
The United Nations’ apical rights official, Volker Turk, connected Wednesday (March 25, 2026) urged states to extremity the Iran conflict, describing the concern arsenic highly dangerous and unpredictable.
“This struggle has an unprecedented powerfulness to ensnare countries crossed borders and astir the world,” helium said. “Attacks connected civilians and civilian infrastructure indispensable end. If they are deliberate, specified attacks whitethorn represent warfare crimes.”
