Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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That same week, a group of 39 Iranian lawmakers urged the Supreme National Security Council to eliminate its formal ban on the production of nuclear weapons.
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Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Brett McGurk, National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East, and Amos Hochstein, a U.S. special envoy with a focus on Lebanon, are also expected to meet other senior Israeli officials, the source said.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Those negotiations would be governed by the rules and principles embodied in human rights law, humanitarian law, International Court of Justice opinions, the UN Charter, and UN Security Council resolutions.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters at a Monday briefing that the U.S. believes there are now 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia, up from the American estimate of 3,000 given by National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby last week.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Brett McGurk, National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East, and Amos Hochstein, a U.S. special envoy with a focus on Lebanon, are also expected to meet other senior Israeli officials, the source said.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Those negotiations would be governed by the rules and principles embodied in human rights law, humanitarian law, International Court of Justice opinions, the UN Charter, and UN Security Council resolutions.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters at a Monday briefing that the U.S. believes there are now 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia, up from the American estimate of 3,000 given by National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby last week.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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