The increasing threats of military action against Iran are of course in violation of the UN Charter, and in specific violation of Security Council Resolution 1887 of September 2009 which reaffirmed the call to all states to resolve disputes related to nuclear issues peacefully, in accordance with the Charter, which bans the use or threat of force.

The U.S./POTUS however only uses the UN when it can be manipulated and leveraged to suit it's own purposes, and ignores the UN when it's purpose and charter do not suit it's purposes.

Historians will and should be harsh on this age.