UN: Russia and China accuse USA of escalation in the Middle East. The USA spoke of self-defense.
The UN's top representative, Rosemary DiCarlo, called on the UN Security Council on Monday to remain in contact with "all parties" in order to prevent "further escalation" and a "worsening of tensions" The US carried out retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed groups in Iraq and Syria on Saturday night after the deaths of three US soldiers in a drone attack in Jordan.