Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Conley worked on the National Security Council in the Biden administration as director of counterterrorism.
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Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Sanctions relief for Iran would follow a timetable that Washington and Tehran would need to agree upon and extend to the removal of punitive measures imposed on the country by the UN Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors.
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Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
In an unprecedented moved in May, Lebanon filed a formal complaint against Iran at the United Nations Security Council, directly accusing Tehran of violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations for interfering in its sovereign decisions and dragging the country into war.
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Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Just look at the numerous deals and UN Security Council Resolutions that promised Hezbollah’s disarmament.
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Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Sanctions relief for Iran would follow a timetable that Washington and Tehran would need to agree upon and extend to the removal of punitive measures imposed on the country by the UN Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors.
—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
In an unprecedented moved in May, Lebanon filed a formal complaint against Iran at the United Nations Security Council, directly accusing Tehran of violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations for interfering in its sovereign decisions and dragging the country into war.
—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Just look at the numerous deals and UN Security Council Resolutions that promised Hezbollah’s disarmament.
—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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