UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council aims to hold a meeting on Sunday, a diplomat said, after Israel requested that the council condemn Iran’s attack, and to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation.
The tentative meeting time was 4pm local time, the diplomat said on Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, requested the council hold an emergency meeting in a letter on Saturday to the council’s president.
“The Iranian attack is a serious threat to global peace and security and I expect the Council to use every means to take concrete action against Iran,” Erdan wrote in a post on X.
Iran launched a swarm of explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first ever direct attack on Israeli territory, risking a major escalation as the US pledged “ironclad” backing for Israel.