Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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And nothing — no military coalition, no legal invocation, no emergency session of the UN Security Council — has been able to stop it.
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Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The State Department also terminated the legal status of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, the daughter of former Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani, and her husband.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Israel’s National Security Council has issued a heightened travel warning for its citizens, citing a significant rise in threats from Iran and its proxies against Israelis and Jewish sites around the world.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Veto-wielding Security Council members China and Russia objected and planned to issue an alternative resolution.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
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Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The State Department also terminated the legal status of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani, the daughter of former Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani, and her husband.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Israel’s National Security Council has issued a heightened travel warning for its citizens, citing a significant rise in threats from Iran and its proxies against Israelis and Jewish sites around the world.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Veto-wielding Security Council members China and Russia objected and planned to issue an alternative resolution.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
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