As Operation Epic Fury unfolded on Saturday, the United Nations did what it is best known for in critical moments of global conflict, and drafted its latest round of strongly worded condemnations, ready to distribute them to Iran, alongside the United States and Israel.
The U.N. immediately called on the United States and Iran to resume negotiations. Yet while the organization routinely defaults to talks as the solution to virtually every conflict, history has often shown that decisive military dominance, not endless negotiation, is what ultimately brings wars to an end.
The United Nations is in PANIC MODE after the Iran strikes — an “emergency meeting” has just been scheduled, with calls to return to negotiations.
— Overton (@overton_news) February 28, 2026
But Iran already had their chance for diplomacy and they blew it.
NEWSNATION: “I also wanted to bring up some news that we just got… pic.twitter.com/Q69PjDYFcZ
In a rare display of urgency, the U.N. managed to convene an emergency meeting, despite its well-known reluctance to work weekends, a pattern President Trump has noted and taken advantage of when launching military operations. Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations attempted to project strength during the session, advising the United States “to be polite” as tensions escalated.
“I have one word only: I advise to the representative of the United States to be polite. It will be better for yourself and the country you represent," Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, said.
United States Ambassador Mike Waltz was not pleased, and immediately fired back.
"Frankly, I'm 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 entire tyranny," he said.
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IRAN'S REP TO THE UN: “I have one word only: I advise to the representative of the United States to be polite. It will be better for yourself and the country you represent.”
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 28, 2026
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Thankfully, Waltz and the Trump administration seem to recognize that the time for politeness with Iran, and with other hostile powers, has long since passed. It’s time foreign adversaries understand that the United States is not a country to be messed with.
A woman in Iran cheers and celebrates as she looks out her window and says, “They struck the Ayatollah’s compound!”
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) February 28, 2026
The US and Israel have destroyed @khamenei_ir’s compound.
Congratulations to the people of Iran. pic.twitter.com/7ZH0Qc240s
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) February 28, 2026
Satellite image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/ejLi7Ejpcw
Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump and his administration’s bold leadership, we are respected on the world stage, and our enemies are being put on notice.
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