UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after strikes on Iran

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Saturday afternoon to discuss the situation in the Middle East, at the request of China, Russia, France, Bahrain, and Colombia. The UN secretary-general will brief the council.

The United States and Israel on Saturday launched "major combat operations" against Iran. Iran later retaliated with counterattacks targeting Israeli and US military assets across the region, affecting multiple countries in the Middle East.