The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss Iran’s attack on Israel. The meeting ended without any action by the council.
NBC News’ Josh Lederman reports that the unanimous response from European nations is to condemn the Iranian strike and to urge Iran to de-escalate. Israel has formerly requested that the U.N. Security Council meet to discuss and respond to the strike.
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine.
The AUKUS alliance was forged in 2021 to address shared regional concerns about China's rising power.
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13 in favor, Russia opposed and China abstaining. Russia dismissed the measure as politicized
U.N. Security Council Meeting on Situation in the Middle East.
Russia on Wednesday used its veto power at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to block a resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan to ban nuclear weapons in outer space.
Former President Donald Trump vowed to "reclaim" the educational system in the United States from the "radical left" that was responsible for "indoctrinating America's youth."
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space.
The administration of leftist President Joe Biden did not move to restore expiring sanctions in Iran's drone and ballistic missile production at the United Nations in October, shortly after the Iran-backed massacre of an estimated 1,200 people in Israel and Saturday's unprecedented direct missile assault by Iran on the country.
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A National Security Council spokesperson said, “The United States will stand with the people of Israel and support their defense against these threats from Iran."