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UN chief condemns US-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting
AP News ^ | February 28, 2026 | EDITH M. LEDERER and FARNOUSH AMIRI

Posted on 02/28/2026 4:29:15 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

The United Nations chief condemned the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran on Saturday and called for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink.”

Secretary-General António Guterres told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that everything must be done to prevent further escalation. “The alternative,” he warned, “is a potential wider conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability.”

Guterres said the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes violated international law, including the U.N. Charter. He also condemned Iran’s retaliatory attacks for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, insisted the U.S. military action was lawful.

“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” he told the council. “That principle is not a matter of politics. It’s a matter of global security. And to that end, the United States is taking lawful actions.”

Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon defended the airstrikes as necessary to stop an existential threat.

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1 posted on 02/28/2026 4:29:15 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Good time to resign the UN because we sure aren’t united with them.


2 posted on 02/28/2026 4:33:23 PM PST by Eli Kopter (ED)
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To: MinorityRepublican

UN can go to hell. Iran Ayatollahs have been fighting and hostile to America and violent against us and everyone else for 50 years solid every year, year after year. Thank God for Donad Trump and Bibi Netanyahu. I hope they glass Iran.


3 posted on 02/28/2026 4:34:09 PM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: Eli Kopter

The Godless Reprobate United Nations
eagerly awaits Satan’s Antichrist

U.S. OUT OF U.N.
U.N. OUT OF U.S.


4 posted on 02/28/2026 4:34:49 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: MinorityRepublican; All

Comments BUMP!


5 posted on 02/28/2026 4:38:25 PM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: SaveFerris

TONIGHT!


6 posted on 02/28/2026 4:38:58 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF THE USA!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Negotiate with who?

They’re dead.

Kinda silly to negotiate with a government that no longer exists.


7 posted on 02/28/2026 4:39:31 PM PST by moviefan8
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To: MinorityRepublican

“...to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink.”

Five DECADES later! Decades late but NOT one dollar short. Thank you, President Trump!

Pretty sure after this weekend Iran ain’t gonna be a threat to anyone. Ever again. Amen.


8 posted on 02/28/2026 4:40:16 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Meanwhile, the UN puts Iran on favored “humanitarian watchdog” committees and such. Stuff it, UN.


9 posted on 02/28/2026 4:40:32 PM PST by GrumpyOldGuy
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To: MinorityRepublican

Has the UN ever done anything that was good?


10 posted on 02/28/2026 4:40:47 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: MinorityRepublican

A UN Chief like real Nazi Kurt Waldheim?

The UN doesn’t exactly have a great track record.


11 posted on 02/28/2026 4:42:06 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: MinorityRepublican

When the UN is squawking you know the right thing is being done. They have consistently been on the wrong side of everything for years and years helping foreign bad guys and condemning the people who stand up against them. And how about the $Trillions now wasted keeping poor people poor in the name of the Climate Change hoax. The UN has become just another expensive fountain of grift and fraud.


12 posted on 02/28/2026 4:43:38 PM PST by fireman15
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To: MinorityRepublican

As Dave Chappelle said as Black Bush, the U.N. will have to sanction us with its army.


13 posted on 02/28/2026 4:43:44 PM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: MinorityRepublican; FRiends

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979*-Present)

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/06/19/iranian-and-iranian-backed-attacks-against-americans-1979-present/

*All the way BACK to when I was a TEENAGER and a new enlistee in the US Army!


14 posted on 02/28/2026 4:43:51 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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"He also condemned Iran’s retaliatory attacks for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates."
But not Israel? And, retaliatory? IOW, the Associated Press supports terrorism, and is itself a terrorist organization.

15 posted on 02/28/2026 4:45:00 PM PST by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Can we kick them out of New York yet? (And the country)


16 posted on 02/28/2026 4:48:11 PM PST by cableguymn (Can't cancel all of us)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Too bad. Countries can defend themselves against the U.N.’s favored dictators.


17 posted on 02/28/2026 4:49:21 PM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Irony!

Iran has recently been elected as the vice-chair of the United Nations Charter Committee, which has drawn criticism due to the country’s human rights record and its alignment with the UN’s core principles. This appointment was made without a formal vote, highlighting concerns about the UN’s selection processes.

Iran’s Recent Leadership Roles in the UN

Vice-Chair of the UN Charter Committee
Iran has been elected as the vice-chair of the United Nations Charter Committee. This committee is responsible for examining and strengthening the principles of the UN Charter. The appointment was made without a formal vote during the committee’s opening session. Critics, including Israel, have condemned this decision, arguing that Iran’s record contradicts the values the committee is meant to uphold.

Vice-Chair of the Commission for Social Development
In addition to its role in the Charter Committee, Iran has also been named vice-chair of the UN Commission for Social Development. This commission focuses on issues such as democracy, gender equality, and non-violence. The election was approved without objection, raising concerns among human rights advocates who highlight Iran’s poor record on these issues.


18 posted on 02/28/2026 4:50:12 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Pres Trump should caLL Little rocket man and ask him how he’s feeling lol


19 posted on 02/28/2026 4:50:57 PM PST by Bob434 (NYWAYS)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I wasn’t sure what to think about the Iran attack, but if the UN is against it, it must be good.


20 posted on 02/28/2026 4:51:03 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies with Democrats.)
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