New York, June 13, (dpa/GNA) – The UN Security Council is set to convene in New York later on Friday, following Israel’s heavy attacks on Iran, according to diplomatic sources.
The UN’s most powerful body is to meet at 3 pm (1900 GMT) at the request of Russia, backed by China.
The council is usually unable to take decisions regarding the Middle East due to the veto power of Israel’s ally, the United States.
Earlier on Friday, Iran had formally requested an emergency meeting of the Security Council.
According to a report by the Iranian state-run IRNA news agency, Iran sent an urgent letter condemning Israel’s strikes on nuclear facilities and the killing of military personnel, and calling for the council to respond to what Iran described as the “obvious aggression of the Zionist regime.”
GNA