First lady Melania Trump presided over a United Nations Security Council meeting. The historic appearance came as the war in Iran is escalating.

U.S. President Donald Trump has been a vocal critic of the United Nations since his first White House term, saying the 193-member world body was ineffective and needed reforms.

U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting in what the United Nations said Thursday would be a first.

U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran.

Melania Trump made history as the first U.S. first lady to preside over a UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict.

By David Brunnstrom March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Melania Trump chaired a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on children and education in conflict on Monday, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel launched attacks on Iran that prompted a U.

The war in the Middle East has spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran, while Tehran and its allies hit back