UN Security Council To Meet On Iran Friday
FILE: Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, during a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East on November 20, 2024, at UN headquarters in New York City. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) The UN Security Council will hold closed-door consultations on Friday to discuss strikes on Iran at Moscow’s request, Russian state media reported, as the Middle East war nears its second month. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569656851-0"); }); Iran has come under near-daily bombardment since US-Israeli strikes on February 28 triggered the war, which has since widened to large parts of the region. “The Russian Federation has requested closed-door consultations with the UN Security Council due to the ongoing strikes on civilian infrastructure in Iran, including educational and healthcare facilities,” said Evgeny Uspensky, spokesman for Russia’s envoy to the United Nations, according to state news agency TASS. This video grab taken from images released by the Iranian state broadcaster (IRIB) on March 26, 2026, shows what it says is the second phase of the 82nd wave of missiles launched against Israel and US bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Photo by – / IRIB TV / AFP A strike on the first day of the war hit a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, killing more than 160 children, according to authorities. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0"); }); Preliminary findings of a US military investigation reported by The New York Times showed that a US Tomahawk cruise missile had hit the school due to a targeting mistake. The United States, which holds the Security Council presidency this month, scheduled the meeting for 10:00 am in New York (1400 GMT), according to TASS. The US-Israeli military campaign has targeted Iranian leadership, missile sites and military infrastructure, prompting a large-scale Iranian retaliation across the Gulf and the effective closure of the crucial Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global crude and liquefied natural gas pass during peacetime. The UN Human Rights Council will hold a separate meeting Friday in Geneva focused on the deadly school strike. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587799169-0"); }); AFP Join Our Whatsapp Channel To join: Simply click on the link below & turn on notifications to get the latest updates Subscribe to Our Newsletter In This Article: Iran Security Council UN More Stories Oil Rises, Stocks Mixed As Joy Over Trump Iran Strike Pause Fades Trump Moves Deadline For Striking Iran Energy Sites Iran Allowed Passage Of 10 Oil Tankers As A ‘Present’, Says Trump /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * / var disqus_shortname = 'channelstelevision'; // Required - Replace example with your forum shortname / * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.
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