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UN Security Council emergency meeting Monday after Iran request

AFP , Sunday 27 Oct 2024

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday at Iran's request following Israel's deadly missile strikes in retaliation for an October 1 attack by Tehran.

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File Photo: The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York. AFP

 

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The Swiss presidency of the UNSC said Sunday that the meeting would take place following the request by Iran, supported by Algeria, China and Russia.

Earlier on Sunday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sent a letter to the UN chief and the head of the Council "demanding an urgent meeting of the Security Council to take a decisive position in condemning this aggression", a ministry statement said.

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