{"id":2574828,"date":"2026-02-28T21:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waltz-insists-us-strikes-on-iran-are-lawful-as-un-cries-foul\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:59:31","slug":"waltz-insists-us-strikes-on-iran-are-lawful-as-un-cries-foul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waltz-insists-us-strikes-on-iran-are-lawful-as-un-cries-foul\/","title":{"rendered":"Waltz insists US strikes on Iran are &#8216;lawful&#8217; as UN cries foul"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwaltz-insists-us-strikes-on-iran-are-lawful-as-un-cries-foul%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece summarizes an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting where U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Mike Waltz, defended U.S. strikes on Iran as lawful and necessary to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and advanced missiles. Israel\u2019s representatives echoed the justification, with statements about stopping extremism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-irans-oil-trade-booming-republican-senator-pushes-effort-to-seize-tankers\/\" title=\"GOP Senator Pushes to Seize ...ian Tankers Amidst Oil Trade Surge\">ensuring global security<\/a>, though the article notes broader international disagreement. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and several major powers urged restraint and a return to diplomacy, calling the strikes a violation of international law and pushing for the resumption of nuclear talks. Iran\u2019s ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, accused the U.S. and Israel of trying to determine Iran\u2019s political future, leading to a tense exchange with Waltz. The report also references former President Trump\u2019s framing of the strikes as preventing a risky regime,including comments about regime change. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/highly-venomous-creature-found-trying-to-blend-in-with-stuffed-animals-on-childs-bed\/\" title=\"Dangerous Venomous Animal Discovered Among Child&#039;s Plush Toys on Bed\">piece includes links<\/a> to related \u201cRecommended Stories.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Waltz insists US strikes on Iran are &lsquo;lawful&rsquo; as UN cries foul<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2519086\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-waltz\/\">Mike Waltz<\/a>&nbsp;defended the U.S.&rsquo;s strikes on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iran<\/a>&lsquo;s ballistic missile and nuclear programs at an emergency meeting of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\">U.N. Security Council<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran&rsquo;s continued pursuit of advanced missile capabilities, coupled with its refusal to abandon nuclear ambitions despite diplomatic opportunities, presents a grave and mounting danger,&rdquo; Waltz <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/usun.usmission.gov\/remarks-at-an-emergency-un-security-council-briefing-on-iran\/\">told<\/a> the council. &ldquo;Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. That principle is not a matter of politics; it is a matter of global security. And to that end, the United States is taking lawful actions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4476023\/shapiro-blasts-trump-iran-strikes\/\">Shapiro blasts Trump&#8217;s decision to strike Iran but admits regime change needed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475968\/khamenei-aides-irgc-commander-killed-israeli-strikes\/\">Khamenei aides, IRGC commander among those killed by Israeli strikes so far<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475844\/netanyahu-touts-growing-signs-iran-strikes-killed-the-ayatollah\/\">Trump says Khamenei is dead: &lsquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-khamenei-is-dead\/\" title=\"Trump says Khamenei is dead\">single greatest chance<\/a> for the Iranian people to take back their Country&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The rationale was echoed by Israel, which launched strikes of their own against Iranian leadership including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are stopping extremism before it becomes unstoppable,&rdquo; Israel&rsquo;s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon said at the meeting. &ldquo;We will ensure that no radical regime armed with nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles can threaten our people or the entire world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and other countries on the security council, however, sharply disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>Guterres said both countries violated international law, while also condemning Iran&rsquo;s retaliatory attacks on nations across the Middle East. He urged the U.S. and Iran to return to the negotiating table, warning of a &ldquo;wider conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability&rdquo; if strikes continue.<\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China similarly called for a resumption of the nuclear talks that yielded little progress after three rounds over the past month.<\/p>\n<p>Waltz poured cold water on a return to diplomacy, saying it &ldquo;cannot succeed where there is no genuine willingness to cease aggression, where there is no genuine partner for peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Iran was also present at the meeting, with its ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, suggesting the U.S. and Israel are using force to &ldquo;determine the political future&rdquo; of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Iravani would later spar directly with Waltz, telling him to &ldquo;be polite,&rdquo; saying it &ldquo;would be better for yourself and the country you represent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Waltz then fired back, &ldquo;Frankly, I am not going to dignify this with another response, especially as this representative sits here in this body representing a regime that has killed tens of thousands of its own people and imprisoned many more simply for wanting freedom from your tyranny.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475552\/world-leader-diplomatic-resolution-us-strike-iran\/\">WORLD LEADERS STRESS DIPLOMATIC RESOLUTION AFTER US-ISRAEL STRIKES ON IRAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Waltz&rsquo;s defense mirrors Trump&rsquo;s own after the attacks on Iran began. <\/p>\n<p>Early Saturday, Trump justified the strikes as preventing a &ldquo;very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >core national security interests<\/a>.&rdquo; He also said regime change was one of the mission&rsquo;s goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waltz: U.S. strikes on Iran lawful; UN objects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2574829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/waltz-un-security-council-iran-meeting.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[74605,72422,74811,21461],"class_list":["post-2574828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-international-law-2","tag-united-nations-2","tag-us-strikes-iran","tag-waltz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/waltz-un-security-council-iran-meeting.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574828"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574832,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574828\/revisions\/2574832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}