"Escalating Tensions: US Response to Mideast Attacks and Iran-Aligned Groups"

At a U.N. Security Council meeting, Russia accused the U.S. of aggression in Iraq and Syria to maintain global dominance, while the U.S. defended its military response to attacks by Iranian-backed groups. Both countries expressed a desire to avoid escalation amid fears of a growing Mideast conflict. The U.S. emphasized its right to self-defense and called on other council members to press Iran to rein in its militias. Iran denied involvement in the attacks and rejected claims of its bases being targeted, while the U.N. urged all parties to consider the human and economic cost of potential regional conflict and promote a political roadmap to peace.