The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), composed of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, expressed its support for extending an arms embargo on Iran in a letter to the United Nations. The letter noted that Iran had "not ceased or desisted from armed interventions in neighboring countries, directly and through organizations and movements armed and trained by Iran." The letter accused Iran of arming members of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria, Shiite militias in Iraq, and militants in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. The embargo blocks Iran from exporting arms and importing major weapon systems.