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6/1/2026 12:26:31 PM
The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting on Monday on the Israeli war on Lebanon after Israel's military took over the medieval Qalaat al-Chakif (Castle of Beaufort) in Lebanese territory, diplomatic sources told AFP.
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World
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Region
5/20/2026 10:56:58 AM
Russia joined other UN Security Council members on Tuesday to condemn the drone strike on the UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant, which Abu Dhabi said originated from Iraq where Iran-linked groups are active.
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World
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International
5/12/2026 8:50:16 PM
France on Tuesday said 11 new African countries have backed its joint initiative with Mexico to limit the inappropriate use of vetoes at the UN Security Council.
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World
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Region
5/5/2026 7:12:48 PM
The United States and Gulf Arab states are drafting a UN Security Council resolution condemning Iran over disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said on Monday, as Tehran’s restrictions on the waterway in response to the US-Israel war have fueled a standoff.
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World
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Region
4/21/2026 10:49:51 PM
The Iranian mission to the U.N. sent a letter Tuesday asking for the world body and the Security Council to issue a “firm and unequivocal” condemnation of the U.S. decision Sunday to attack and seize an Iranian-flagged cargo ship.
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World
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Region
4/8/2026 1:48:14 AM
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said on Wednesday that negotiations with the United States would be held in Islamabad to finalise outstanding details on a deal aimed at ending the war.
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World
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Region
4/7/2026 6:11:00 PM
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Tuesday on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a text already diluted from the green light Gulf states had sought to use force to protect the key shipping lane.
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World
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Region
4/7/2026 5:29:03 PM
A Bahrain-led draft UN Security Council resolution demands that Iran cease attacks on merchant and commercial vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz and reaffirms the right of transit passage.
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World
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Region
4/7/2026 11:06:33 AM
The UN Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a watered-down resolution calling for the "unblocking" of the Strait of Hormuz -- far from the sponsoring Gulf countries' initial goal of obtaining clearance to free it by force.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/2/2026 11:30:51 PM
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty affirmed on Thursday Egypt’s intensive diplomatic efforts to contain regional escalation, stressing that the diplomatic track is the best option to avoid the expansion of the conflict, during a meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Moscow.
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World
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Region
4/2/2026 6:41:06 PM
The UN Security Council could vote on a revised Bahrain-drafted resolution to "reopen" the Strait of Hormuz, which does not invoke Chapter VII of the UN Charter, after China and Russia, two veto-holding members, reportedly rejected four earlier drafts that mandated the use of force to accomplish the goal.
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World
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Region
3/24/2026 3:06:50 PM
Iran named on Tuesday a former Revolutionary Guards commander, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, as the new chief of the Supreme National Security Council to replace his slain predecessor, Ali Larijani, state television said.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
3/18/2026 1:22:00 AM
Israel’s targeted killings of secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and others this week will not unravel the country’s power structure.
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World
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Region
3/17/2026 11:47:44 PM
Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Tuesday mourned its head, Ali Larijani, who was assassinated in an Israeli strike on Tehran on Monday, warning that "those responsible for this crime would face the consequences."
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/17/2026 1:27:37 PM
Egypt strongly condemned on Tuesday the Israeli ground incursion into southern Lebanon, and called on the international community and the UN Security Council to take decisive action to pressure Israel to halt the escalation.
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World
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Region
3/11/2026 11:47:53 PM
The UN Security Council adopted on Wednesday a Gulf-Jordanian draft resolution condemning Iranian attacks on Gulf states and Jordan and demanding their cessation.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/11/2026 6:57:51 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussed on Wednesday a draft resolution presented at the United Nations Security Council related to the escalating conflict in the Middle East during a phone call that also addressed efforts to de-escalate regional tensions.
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World
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Region
3/1/2026 12:20:41 AM
Gulf states on Saturday condemned Iran's attacks in response to US and Israeli strikes, in a joint statement read by Bahrain's ambassador during an emergency meeting at the UN Security Council.
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World
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War in Sudan
2/25/2026 4:41:28 PM
The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions on four Sudanese RSF militia commanders for atrocities committed during the October takeover of the Darfur city of El-Fasher.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/19/2026 12:17:42 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty condemned Israel’s ongoing violations of the Gaza ceasefire and the accelerating annexation measures in the West Bank during a ministerial session at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday.
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