The alternative, Ambassador Michael Waltz bluntly told diplomats, was to watch the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas give way to a return to war.
The decision comes days before the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Shara, is expected in Washington for the first time since he came to power.
A draft Security Council resolution said that an international force would ensure that Gaza be demilitarized, though specifics were unclear.
A draft Security Council resolution said that an international force would ensure that Gaza be demilitarized, though specifics were unclear.
The U.N. Security Council met Friday to discuss the Trump administration’s deadly attacks on what it asserts were drug smugglers in the Caribbean.
Already suffering a 40 percent inflation rate and critical shortages of power and water, many in Iran expect conditions to get worse.
Already suffering a 40 percent inflation rate and critical shortages of power and water, many in Iran expect conditions to get worse.
The unsuccessful bid to put off the sanctions for six months over Iran’s nuclear program means they would go into effect early Sunday in Iran.
Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the General Assembly looking to prevent the imposition of sanctions on his country, this time from the United Nations Security Council.