The UN Security Council will hold closed-door consultations on Friday to address strikes on Iran, following a request from Moscow, Russian state media reported. The meeting comes as the Middle East war approaches its second month.

Iran has faced near-daily bombardments since US-Israeli strikes on February 28 ignited the conflict, which has since spread across much of the region.

"The Russian Federation has requested closed-door consultations with the UN Security Council due to the ongoing strikes on civilian infrastructure in Iran, including educational and healthcare facilities," said Evgeny Uspensky, spokesman for Russia's envoy to the United Nations, according to state news agency TASS.

On the war’s first day, a strike hit a school in Minab, southern Iran, killing more than 160 children, according to local authorities. Preliminary findings from a US military investigation, reported by The New York Times, indicated that a Tomahawk cruise missile mistakenly targeted the school.

The United States, which currently holds the Security Council presidency, scheduled the meeting for 10:00 am in New York (1400 GMT), according to TASS.

The US-Israeli campaign has focused on Iranian leadership, missile sites, and military infrastructure, triggering large-scale Iranian retaliation across the Gulf. This escalation has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passage for global crude oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.

Meanwhile, the UN Human Rights Council will convene separately in Geneva on Friday to examine the deadly school strike.