The situation in the Middle East - Security Council, 10189th meeting

Implement peace deal now, speakers urge, as Security Council meets in wake of resumed military confrontation between United States, Iran.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:01:08
• Production Date: 2 July 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ELIZABETH SPEHAR
• Corporate Name: DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA
• Subject Topical: DRONE AIRCRAFT; DIALOGUE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MILITARY ACTIVITY; AGGRESSION; MARITIME TRANSPORT; PEACE AGREEMENTS; INTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES; FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION; CONFLICT
• Geographic Subject: IRAN; UNITED STATES
• MAMS Id: 3602870
• Parent Id: 3600880
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10189 MIDDLE EAST 02 JUL 2026 AM

Description

In an emergency session following resumed confrontation between the United States and Iran, the Security Council today heard of the need to implement the peace deal recently reached between the two countries lest the situation spiral further.

On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, following which Tehran attacked the former’s army bases in the Gulf region. Shortly thereafter, the Council adopted resolution 2817 (2026), condemning Iran’s “egregious” attacks against neighbouring Gulf States.

Another resolution that would have encouraged countries to deter attempts to interfere with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime chokepoint, was vetoed by China and the Russian Federation. Since then, navigation in the waterway has been fraught, and attacks on regional infrastructure have continued.

• Briefer: Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Peace Support, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
• Statement: His Excellency Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bahrain
• Statements: Greece, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Denmark, Panama, Russian Federation, United States of America
• Statement: Liberia (on behalf of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Somalia)
• Statements: Latvia, China, Pakistan, Colombia, France
• Statements: Islamic Republic of Iran, Kuwait
• Further statements: Bahrain, United States of America, Islamic Republic of Iran
• Further statement: Bahrain

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