Bahrain has officially called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in response to recent Iranian military assaults targeting the kingdom. The high-level session is slated to occur in New York on Thursday.
Arriving in New York on Wednesday, Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani is set to engage directly in the discussions and update council members on the evolving security situation.
This diplomatic initiative by Manama unfolds amid escalating tensions across the Gulf, putting strain on a recently signed US-Iran agreement designed to halt direct military confrontations between Washington and Tehran. The pact, finalized on June 17, aimed to de-escalate hostilities but has quickly unraveled.
Over the past week, tensions surged after Iranian forces targeted a commercial vessel navigating the strategic Strait of Hormuz, alleging the ship strayed from its authorized route. In retaliation, the US Central Command conducted airstrikes over the weekend, hitting 10 Iranian military sites in the region.
Following the US response, Tehran intensified the conflict by launching attacks on American military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain. These actions have drawn strong condemnation from Gulf Cooperation Council members, who have expressed solidarity with Bahrain and cautioned against further destabilization in the region.
Meanwhile, Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf defended Tehran’s recent moves, acknowledging on Tuesday that implementing the agreement would face challenges and tensions were inevitable after a conflict of such scale.
