IRAN CALLS FOR EMERGENCY UN MEETING TO CONDEMN THREATS FROM US AND ISRAEL

What happened: Iran asked the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting over threats from the US and Israel against its territory and critical infrastructure. Ambassador Gholamhossein Darzi sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres citing US media reports of planned military operations. Key numbers: CNN reported plans to use Why it matters: Darzi sought condemnation of threats against civilian infrastructure and reaffirmed Iran's right to self-defence under Article 51. An IRGC spokesman warned escalation would bring a crushing response and a serious global energy crisis.

Iran seeks UN emergency meeting to condemn US and Israeli threats.

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