UN Security Council to meet on Iran on Thursday

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua/APP): The UN Security Council will meet Thursday on the situation in Iran, said a spokeswoman for the Somali Permanent Mission to the United Nations, whose country holds the rotating council presidency for the month of January.

“I can now confirm that the (Security Council) presidency intends to schedule a briefing on the situation in Iran …. on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at 3 p.m. (2000 GMT), requested by the United States,” said Khadija Ahmed, the spokeswoman for the Somali mission, on Wednesday night.