UK to chair UN Security Council amid reports Iran's leader has been killed
Source: The Independent
Saturday 28 February 2026 21:31 GMT
Britain is chairing an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Saturday following missile strikes across the Middle East. The meeting has been called at the request of France, Colombia, Russia and Bahrain after the US and Israel struck Iran on Saturday morning.
The attacks, which hit targets in Tehran and across the country, prompted retaliation from Iran with strikes reported in several Gulf countries including the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Saturday is the last day that the UK holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council before handing over to the United States.
The meeting began around 9pm UK time, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres telling the council: We are witnessing a grave threat to international peace and security. Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no-one can control in the most volatile region of the world. Let me be clear, there is no viable alternative to the peaceful settlement of international disputes. Lasting peace can only be achieved through peaceful means, including genuine dialog and negotiations.
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FakeNoose
(41,129 posts)moniss
(8,917 posts)Israel and the US to have all possible actions taken against them by the General Assembly. Sanctions, expulsion from the GA etc. Although it is not, perhaps, in the rules I suggest their microphones be cut and they be physically and forcefully escorted out of the building. As far as action by the Security Council we will always veto anything. That is the great weakness of the UN and always has been. There should be no "permanent members" with veto power.
80 years later the world is being held hostage by the victors of WW2 who each have permanent veto power. Russia for example should not even have a seat since that seat was the "Soviet Union" not Russia. Yes I know it was debated and the UN gave in but it wasn't right. It's like if the US drifted and broke apart and then somehow California was given the permanent US seat. Why? Since the US would no longer exist then why or on what rational justification?
But yes we largely are in the mess we are in the Middle East because of the US and Israel obstructing the UN since WW2. All while knowingly and purposely making phony promises to all of the countries in the ME with the exception of Israel who the West helped behind the scenes to gain nuclear weapons. The West allows Israel to thumb their nose at nuclear disclosure while demanding it of every other country in the world.
The rest of the world should look very seriously at the example and justification the US leadership has used for attacking other countries and kidnapping and killing their leaders because we feel they "won't do what we want" and that they are a "threat". Those exact justifications would be applicable to countries in the West including the US.
Red Mountain
(2,301 posts)Bayard
(29,235 posts)If Iran had the fire power I'm quite sure they would have hit the U.S. I'm sorry other countries had to pay for trump's ego and greed.