The US missile strikes against pro-Iranian militias in Syria and Iraq are to be discussed by the UN Security Council in New York as fears mount of a further escalation in the Middle East. According to diplomatic sources, a meeting of the most powerful UN body is scheduled for Monday. Russia had requested the meeting and accused the United States of deliberately seeking to escalate the conflict in the Middle East with the airstrikes. The US military said on Friday it had attacked more than 85 targets in Syria and Iraq, in response to the deadly attack by pro-Iranian militias that killed three U…