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The principal UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security. Incidents involve U.S. vetoes blocking ceasefire resolutions, sanctions enforcement, and actions undermining Security Council authority.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
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Repeated US Vetoes of UN Security Council Gaza Ceasefire Resolutions

The US was the sole dissenter blocking Gaza ceasefire resolutions supported by all other Security Council members, while famine and allegations of genocide continued in Gaza. The pattern of vetoes …

  • In June 2025, the US cast its sole veto against a resolution demanding 'an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza' — the …
  • In September 2025, the US vetoed another ceasefire resolution, the sixth such veto, being the only member to not support it. The vote took …
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