Abu Dhabi, March 12 -- The United Arab Emirates has led a significant diplomatic push at the United Nations, welcoming the Security Council's adoption of a resolution that "condemns in the strongest terms" unprovoked Iranian missile and drone strikes.

Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, stated that the adoption "sends a clear and unified message that the international community will not tolerate attacks on our sovereignty or the deliberate targeting of civilians and critical infrastructure."

The resolution, which was co-sponsored by a record number of nearly 140 Member States, including India, follows a period of "unprovoked Iranian attacks" against the UAE, Jordan, and other Gulf Cooperation Cou...