Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Had the snapback not been triggered, October 18 would have marked the official end of the 10-year JCPOA, at which point the option to reimpose previous UN sanctions and restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program would expire and the Security Council would close Iran’s nuclear file.
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Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Djuric was in New York for a United Nations Security Council meeting on Kosovo.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
And if a member of the Security Council violates the UN Charter, its voting rights should be suspended.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Inside Taipei’s red-brick Presidential Office Building, a senior official for its National Security Council (NSC) lays out a map of the South China Sea.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Djuric was in New York for a United Nations Security Council meeting on Kosovo.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
And if a member of the Security Council violates the UN Charter, its voting rights should be suspended.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Inside Taipei’s red-brick Presidential Office Building, a senior official for its National Security Council (NSC) lays out a map of the South China Sea.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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