India, May 10 -- It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.Eleanor Roosevelt

When the United States struck the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites in Iran on 22 June 2025, it did not seek a United Nations Security Council resolution. It filed a letter under Article 51 of the UN Charter five days later, claiming collective self-defence of Israel, and proceeded. When Israel and the United States resumed the war on Iran on 28 February 2026, no UNSC resolution was sought either. On Russia and Ukraine, the Council has been paralysed since 2022 because its key permanent members are declared and undeclared belligerents on opposite sides. On Gaza, Resolution 2803 ...