Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Deliberate attacks on peacekeepers are grave violations of international humanitarian law and of Security Council Resolution 1701, and may amount to war crimes.
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Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
President Bush, alarmed, directed the National Security Council to prevent Iran from acquiring one.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The foreign ministry conveyed that position in a letter to the UN Security Council and the International Maritime Organization, according to Reuters.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The Lebanese government will file a complaint with the United Nations Security Council, according to Lebanon’s Minister of Information, Paul Morcos, the New York Times reported.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
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Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
President Bush, alarmed, directed the National Security Council to prevent Iran from acquiring one.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The foreign ministry conveyed that position in a letter to the UN Security Council and the International Maritime Organization, according to Reuters.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The Lebanese government will file a complaint with the United Nations Security Council, according to Lebanon’s Minister of Information, Paul Morcos, the New York Times reported.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
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