U.S., ISRAEL DEFEND STRIKES AT UN AS IRAN ALLEGES ‘WAR CRIME’ The United States and Israel defended their recent strikes on Iran after Tehran called the resulting civilian deaths a “war crime” during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council. “The international community has long affirmed a simple and necessary principle: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” said U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz, citing past UN resolutions ignored by Tehran. “That principle is not a matter of politics

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump presides over a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York. U.N. Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo briefs members on behalf of the Secretary-General during the session. According to the United Nations, it is the first time a first lady or first gentleman has chaired a Security Council meeting. | MEAWW