Security Council

Bahrain takes aim at Iran at UN, warns Hormuz threat endangers global economy

Addressing the council, Al Zayani praised international efforts to maintain stability but pointed to what he described as escalating Iranian aggression.

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025.
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres addresses the General Assembly last month. It is time to create alternatives to the UN, the writer argues.

UN 'cooperating actively' with Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza, Guterres says

Mohamed Abushahab, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.

UN Security Council calls urgent meeting to discuss recent Israeli West Bank policies

An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.

US, 40 partner countries, hold symposium to implement UNSC regulations against Iran


Israel's inability to strategize on Gaza prevents disarming, replacement of Hamas - analysis

"The IDF is preparing a plan to disarm Hamas by resuming fighting." The overall sense is that Israel will need to have a plan in place in case the US-led one doesn’t work or if Hamas re-arms.

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross in Gaza City, November 12, 2025

Questions arise over Gaza's future governance amid UN delay, Russian resolution - analysis

With the UN vote delayed, Egyptian concerns surge: Is the "Yellow Line" a temporary military measure or a premeditated Israeli attempt to obstruct peace and permanently divide Gaza?

Palestinians walk with humanitarian aid packages, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, September 30, 2025

US-drafted plan to end Gaza war includes conditional IDF withdrawal, set for UN review - exclusive

The plan, circulated by the US, aims to define a framework for IDF withdrawal, Hamas disarmament, and rebuilding Gaza.

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 26, 2025.

US tells UNSC diplomats to accept Trump's plan for Gaza or watch war return - New York Times

The report by the New York Times cited seven diplomats saying that US officials offered President Trump's Gaza deal as the only way to a peaceful solution for the situation in the Strip.

Members of the United Nations Security Council meet on the day of a vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan. March 25, 2024

Azerbaijan will only send peacekeepers to Gaza if fighting stops completely, source says

As part of President Trump's peace plan for Gaza, the US has been speaking to Azerbaijan, Indonesia, the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey about participating in the International Stabilization Force.

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 26, 2025.

US sends Gaza stabilization force resolution to UN Security Council members

The draft has been sent to several United Nations Security Council members and seeks to establish a two-year mandate for the force, aiming for international troops to enter Gaza by January 2026.

A yellow concrete block placed by the Israeli army is seen along the Yellow Line in the northern Gaza Strip, November 2, 2025

UN reinstates arms embargo, other sanctions on Iran

The E3, Britain, France, and Germany, confirmed that the sanctions will return over accusations that Iran violated the 2015 deal that aimed to stop it developing a nuclear bomb.

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote against a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2025.

Pezeshkian says Iran can overcome any return of sanctions

After the United Nations voted to uphold the nuclear "snapback" sanctions process, the Iranian President asserted that Iran will not be stopped.

 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a joint press conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (not pictured) in Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2025.

US vetoes UN demand for ceasefire, aid access in Gaza

The United States vetoed a resolution demanding an unconditional ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War.

Riyad H. Mansour, Palestinian Permanent Observer to the United Nations reacts after members of the U.N. Security Council voted on a draft resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 18, 2025

UN Security Council to meet to discuss Israel's strike on Qatar

"Israel will not shy away and will continue to act decisively against the terrorist leaders wherever they are hiding, until the hostages are returned and security is restored to our citizens."

Members of the United Nations Security Council meet on the day of a vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan. March 25, 2024