India, March 11 -- Iran warned on Tuesday that a draft United Nations Security Council resolution sponsored by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries risks severely damaging the credibility of the world body if adopted, as tensions continue to escalate following the war that erupted after Israel attacks Iran.

Speaking to reporters at UN headquarters in New York, Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, said the proposed resolution would reward aggressors while punishing the victim of what Tehran describes as an unlawful military assault carried out by Israel with support from the United States.

"It is deeply regrettable that the Security Council continues to remain silent," Iravani said during a medi...