00:00The United Nations Security Council has adopted a draft resolution condemning Iran's attacks on the Gulf countries and Jordan,
00:07while demanding that Tehran immediately halt hostilities.
00:1113 of the council's 15 members voted in favor of the resolution on Wednesday, with China and Russia abstaining.
00:21Despite abstaining, they notably chose not to use their veto power to block the measure.
00:26The resolution was also co-sponsored by 135 other UN member states,
00:32believed to be the largest number of countries ever to back a Security Council draft resolution.
00:37Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Syed Iravani criticized the move,
00:41calling it a blatant misuse of the Security Council's mandate and accusing the United States of starting the conflict.
00:48The Security Council also voted on a separate draft resolution put forward by Russia,
00:53calling for all sides to cease military action in the Middle East, but the proposal failed to pass.
01:00The resolution comes amid Iranian strikes targeting critical infrastructure across the Gulf,
01:05including ports and energy facilities, following joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran.
01:1124 of the U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran.
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