UN’s failure to stop Iranian attacks sending ‘dangerous signal’: Qatar

Qatar’s envoy to UN condemns Iranian drone, missile strikes across the Gulf as ‘clear violation of international law’.Published On 11 Mar 2026Qatar has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take immediate steps to halt Iranian attacks on countries across the Middle East, warning that a failure to act sends a “dangerous signal”.Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Qatar’s ambassador to the UN, on Wednesday condemned Iran’s missile and drone strikes on targets across the region as “a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump says Iran war to end ‘soon’ as Israel claims no time limitlist 2 of 3The hidden battlefield: Censorship in the Israel–Iran warlist 3 of 3UN warns of widening crisis as Israeli attacks displace 816,000 in Lebanonend of list“The continued targeting of our territory by the Iran" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="8614" data-entity-type="organization">Islamic Republic of Iran does not reflect good faith, and impacts deeply the foundation of understanding upon which bilateral relations between our countries have been built,” she told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York.“The Security Council must act [and] fulfil its responsibility. Failure to respond would send a dangerous signal that attacks against uninvolved neighbours carry no consequences,” she said.Her comments came shortly before the Security Council voted in favour of a draft resolution denouncing the wave of Iranian attacks on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.Iranian forces began firing ballistic missiles and drones at what it said were United States and Israeli targets across the Middle East after the two countries launched a war against Iran on February 28.But the Iranian strikes also have targeted civilian infrastructure, disrupting energy production and grounding flights for several days, particularly in hard-hit Gulf nations.The US has confirmed its loss of eight US service members in the Iranian attacks since the war began, while deaths have also been reported by several regional countries, including Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.