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UN Security Council meets on Iran as Russia, China push for a ceasefire
Reuters ^ | 6/22/25 | Michelle Nichols

Posted on 06/22/2025 1:25:15 PM PDT by DallasBiff

UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council met on Sunday to discuss U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites as Russia, China and Pakistan proposed the 15-member body adopt a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East. It was not immediately clear when it could be put to a vote. The three countries circulated the draft text, said diplomats, and asked members to share their comments by Monday evening. A resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, France, Britain, Russia or China to pass.

The U.S. is likely to oppose the draft resolution, seen by Reuters, which also condemns attacks on Iran's nuclear sites and facilities. The text does not name the United States or Israel. "The bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States marks a perilous turn in a region that is already reeling," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Sunday. "We now risk descending into a rathole of retaliation after retaliation."

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: securitycouncil; un
Well there be at least two "ayes"(China and Russia), one definite "no"(US).

Who knows how France and the UK will vote.

A US vote of no makes the resolution moot.

1 posted on 06/22/2025 1:25:15 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

I actually think the US should vote yes on a ceasefire it would drive liberals bonkers


2 posted on 06/22/2025 1:28:18 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: DallasBiff

why no focus on the Ukraine?


3 posted on 06/22/2025 1:32:26 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: DallasBiff

Meanwhile, Iran is begging Putin and Xi for a nuclear warhead.
US should veto ceasefire until they talk with Xi and Putin about this.


4 posted on 06/22/2025 1:36:13 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: DallasBiff

With great power comes great responsibility.
If the UN was honest with itself they would admit, and agree with Spiderman’s Uncle Ben that an Iran with a nuclear bomb would be like allowing a chimpanzee to handle an AK-47.


5 posted on 06/22/2025 1:38:50 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: DallasBiff

Frig the UN and NATO.


6 posted on 06/22/2025 1:40:08 PM PDT by Racketeer
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To: doc maverick
So let them. Both Presidents Putin and Xi will be on the phone with Emporer Trump after. I hope both gentlemen tell the mullahs, 'talk with Trump, he said he doesn't want any middlemen'. Love to be a fly on that wall.

Maybe the dancing Uke is listening too. He speaks Russian.

7 posted on 06/22/2025 1:40:46 PM PDT by Kudsman (I am Coal baby! Burning for you. )
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To: tumblindice

8 posted on 06/22/2025 1:41:01 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: DallasBiff

“Russia, China and Pakistan proposed the 15-member body adopt a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East.”

Iren: start the war, lose the war, and THEN beg that the war get stopped ... got it ...


9 posted on 06/22/2025 1:42:19 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: Paladin2

Because that scam has run its course.


10 posted on 06/22/2025 1:44:28 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: catnipman

Maybe that is history changing event they promised for last Wednesday. Those guys!


11 posted on 06/22/2025 1:46:08 PM PDT by Kudsman (I am Coal baby! Burning for you. )
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To: DallasBiff

Russia and China like it when there’s a dagger poised at the throat of Israel. The UN is just another forum for the diplomatic wrangling that has been going on since time in memoriam. It adds nothing but another layer to the process and is owned by the totalitarians.


12 posted on 06/22/2025 2:03:08 PM PDT by Spok (Lies and stupidity require an explanation; the truth doesn’t.)
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To: Paladin2
why no focus on the Ukraine?

Ukraine is not in the "middle-east". Plus Ukraine is part of Russia, as Putin puts it, so it's not hypocritical for Putin to not demand a ceasefire in Ukraine..
13 posted on 06/22/2025 2:06:26 PM PDT by adorno ( )
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To: Racketeer

Amen! Get out of both!


14 posted on 06/22/2025 2:34:54 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO ODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: tumblindice

Been to the UN, wouldn’t trust one single delegate to do anything right, including washing the floor.


15 posted on 06/22/2025 2:41:57 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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