Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Excerpts of the documents, reviewed by Fox News Digital, show that Iran’s Supreme National Security Council developed the strategy after the 2019 nationwide protests that came amid fuel price hikes and economic collapse.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
But the Republican president’s ambitions have expanded to envisioning the board as a mediator of worldwide conflicts, a not very subtle attempt to eclipse the Security Council, which is charged with ensuring international peace and security.
—Edith M. Lederer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, the Kremlin said on Friday.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Trump later fired him from his role at the National Security Council.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
But the Republican president’s ambitions have expanded to envisioning the board as a mediator of worldwide conflicts, a not very subtle attempt to eclipse the Security Council, which is charged with ensuring international peace and security.
—Edith M. Lederer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, the Kremlin said on Friday.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Trump later fired him from his role at the National Security Council.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
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