New York, Nov. 14 -- Iran has fired more than 7,000 missiles and drones at the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states since February 28, the bloc's Secretary-General Jasem Mohammed Albudaiwi told the UN Security Council, warning that disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz were threatening global food security.
Addressing the Security Council at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Albudaiwi said Iranian attacks had targeted airports, seaports, oil and gas facilities, power stations, desalination plants and residential areas across all six GCC countries.
The attacks had caused deaths and injuries, extensive damage to infrastructure and serious harm to the marine environment in the Arabian Gulf, he said.
"We are ...