The UN Security Council will hold closed-door consultations on Friday (March 27, 2026) to discuss strikes on Iran at Moscow’s request, Russian state media reported, as the West Asia war nears its second month.
Iran has come under near-daily bombardment since U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28 triggered the war, which has since widened to large parts of the region.
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“The Russian Federation has requested closed-door consultations with the UN Security Council due to the ongoing strikes on civilian infrastructure in Iran, including educational and healthcare facilities,” said Evgeny Uspensky, spokesman for Russia’s envoy to the United Nations, according to state news agency TASS.
Lebanese media reported an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Friday (March 27, 2026), as AFP correspondents heard several explosions from the Hezbollah stronghold that Israel has repeatedly struck since war erupted this month.
