The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) speaks in an emergency session The five permanent members of the council -- the U.S., the U.K., France, Russia, and China -- are joined by representatives from Algeria,

Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities mark a dangerous new escalation in the Middle East, a top UN official told the Security Council during an emergency session convened on Friday.

The United Nations Security Council met on Friday to discuss the war between Israel and Iran, which has entered its second week.  U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called for “immediate