The UN Security Council on Wednesday failed to adopt a draft resolution calling for an immediate halt to military activities and urging all parties to avoid further escalation in the Middle East.

The resolution, proposed by Russia, also sought to condemn attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure. However, it did not pass after receiving four votes in favour, two against and nine abstentions.

Russia, China, Pakistan and Somalia supported the proposal, while the United States and Latvia voted against it.

Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia expressed disappointment over the outcome, saying some council members failed to gather the “strength and wisdom” needed to support the resolution.

Earlier the same day, the Security Council adopted another resolution related to the Middle East crisis, which followed the joint US-Israeli military strikes on Iran that began on Feb 28 and Tehran’s subsequent retaliatory attacks across the region.

The resolution, introduced by Bahrain on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), was approved with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions. It condemns Iran’s attacks on GCC countries and Jordan, calls on Tehran to immediately stop such actions and declares them a breach of international law and a threat to international security.

Reacting to the decision, Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said the resolution was “a manifest injustice” against Iran, describing it as unlawful and inconsistent with the UN Charter and international law.