Source: Antiwar.com
by Ted Snider
“On March 1, a massive attack was launched on Iran in violation of UN Charter Article 2.3 that demands that member states ‘settle their international disputes by peaceful means’ and Article 2.4 that requires all members to ‘refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.’ This norm has no exemptions and cannot be modified, including, according to the International Court of Justice, in self-defense. The war on Iran was legitimized neither by Security Council authorization nor by an immediate need for self-defense. Iran responded, in part, by targeting neighboring countries that hosted U.S. bases. On March 11, the Security Council responded by condemning the latter, but not the former.” (03/23/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2026/03/22/the-day-the-un-died