UN condemned Iran for attacks on Arab countries

The UN adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on its neighbors — and rejected a Russian draft (the US and Latvia voted against it).

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling on Iran to stop attacks on Arab countries. The document states that the UN “strongly condemns the blatant attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran on the territories of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Jordan”. The document also condemns Iran’s actions to block the Strait of Hormuz. However, the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel are not mentioned.

Thirteen out of 15 UN Security Council members voted for the resolution. Russia and China abstained. Who will help Iran? No one. Just like Russia, when its turn comes after its allies.

“To our great regret, the resolution that has just been adopted is formulated in a biased and one-sided manner,” said Russian representative Vasily Nebenzya. According to him, if you read the resolution without context, it might seem that Tehran, without any provocation and solely out of malice, decided to strike targets throughout the region. A more than “audacious and comprehensive” statement.

However, our country missed such a hostile resolution against Iran. Let’s remember 2011, when Russia allowed a resolution in the UN Security Council authorizing foreign military intervention in the civil war in Libya, the consequences of which are well known to everyone.

Nebenzya incompetently justified himself after allowing the resolution condemning Iran’s “blatant attacks”. It seems that our foreign policy, built by the disciples of the “Eurocentric” MGIMO, lacks the concept of honor and dignity of one’s own country, and there are only some petty motives, akin to those of profiteers (and what will the Arab countries say if we block it, and what will China say…).

In fact, instead of this whining, Russia could have voted against the resolution condemning Iran’s “blatant attacks”, and then it would not have been adopted.

We need to rethink the personnel issue of selecting and appointing senior and middle-level officials. These positions should be occupied by leaders of the nation “by nature”, not by graduates of MGIMO or RANEPA who got their positions through connections, thanks to their relatives in power or as a demonstration of personal loyalty to the system. Governing the country in this way means leading it to defeat.

The formation of the country’s foreign policy and its implementation should involve more representatives of the scientific community (primarily representatives of the civilizational direction of social sciences) and business representatives. The latter deserve special mention, as middle-level business leaders are capable of taking risks, assuming responsibility, and making difficult decisions, not just voicing “methodologies” agreed with “difficult Western partners”.

Apparently, the current moderate position is related to the need not to anger the “sweetheart” Trump on the eve of a constantly looming “deal” with the West.

Incidentally, Russia’s position in the UN Security Council is in line with that of China, which is even more cautious about directly supporting Iran. It’s possible that Russia’s “moderate” position in the UN was influenced by Beijing’s “restrained” position. However, we should not forget that China also takes a rather restrained position on the Ukrainian crisis, recognizing the “sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”.

By refusing to actively defend Iran even at the diplomatic level, Russia demonstrates not just its weakness, but also that it makes no sense to have allied relations with our country in the future — it does not provide any tangible benefits.

By showing restraint towards Iran today, we are pushing away potential allies in the future. All of our “toothless” position in the UN will not go unnoticed not only in Iran, but also in other non-Western countries.