United Nations Security Council resolution 552, adopted on 1 June 1984, after hearing complaints from

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, Kuwait,

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, Qatar,

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and the

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regarding attacks on their ships by

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, the Council condemned the attacks, reiterating that Member States should refrain from using threats or use of force in their

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. The Council then called on all States to respect free navigation in

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in accordance with

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, calling for respect for the territorial integrity for States that were not part of the conflict between

and

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. The resolution demanded Iran cease the attacks on the commercial ships to and from the ports of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Resolution 552 concluded by stating that if the present resolution was not implemented, it would meet again to discuss further action it could take on the matter. It also requested the Secretary-General

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to report on the progress of the implementation of Resolution 552. The resolution was adopted by 13 votes to none, with two abstentions from

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and

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. Though Resolution 552 condemned Iran for attacks on ships, Iraq had also attacked an unspecified number beforehand, which led to claims of one-sidedness by Iran. On the days following the adoption of this resolution, two Saudi Arabian F-15s shot down two Iranian

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over Saudi Arabian airspace.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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