The UN Security Council will hold closed-door consultations on Friday to discuss strikes on Iran at Moscow’s request, Russian state media reported, as the Middle East war nears its second month. Iran has come under near-daily bombardment since US-Israeli strikes on February 28 triggered the war, which has since widened to large parts of the region. A strike on the first day of the war hit a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, killing more than 160 children, according to authorities. The United States, which holds the Security Council presidency this month, scheduled the meeting for 10:00 am in New York (1400 GMT), according to TASS. The UN Human Rights Council will hold a separate meeting on Friday in Geneva focused on the deadly school strike.

Source: Punch March 27, 2026 11:01 UTC