Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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France has called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the situation in Lebanon, the country's foreign ministry said in a statement.
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Rebecca Shabad, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, underscored Iran’s posture - and the risks that come with it - in a Monday social media post.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council who formerly served as the late Khamenei’s top advisor, said in his first remarks since the ayatollah’s killing that his assassination was unprecedented.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Sherman’s naïve insistence that the UN Charter, as a treaty obligation, supersedes anything the General Assembly or Security Council may do is a tragic joke.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Shabad, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, underscored Iran’s posture - and the risks that come with it - in a Monday social media post.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council who formerly served as the late Khamenei’s top advisor, said in his first remarks since the ayatollah’s killing that his assassination was unprecedented.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Sherman’s naïve insistence that the UN Charter, as a treaty obligation, supersedes anything the General Assembly or Security Council may do is a tragic joke.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
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