Zarif : US so desperate to show support for its anti-Iran struggles
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message stressed the fact that the US is so desperate to show its…
Tag Archives: UN arms embargo on Iran
US goes it alone to keep weapons out of Iran
Bloomberg | Bobby Ghosh: Having burned bridges with Europe, the Trump administration will have to get by without even a little help…
Qatar says PGCC’s stance on Iran does not reflect Doha’s
Tasnim – A recent call by the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) for the UN Security Council to back a US-proposed extension…
Zarif says US has no right to invoke “Snapback” mechanism
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the US proposed resolution for extension of arms embargo on…
UNSC to reject US new resolution on Iran arms embargo again
MNA – Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi called the new US resolution on Irans…
Iran nuclear deal at risk as UN council prepares to vote on arms embargo
Reuters | Michelle Nichols: The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo…
PGCC Sec. Gen. letter to UN document forgery, blatant fraud
MNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Mohsen Baharvand named PGCC Secretary-General’s letter to the UN as document…
Trump abusing Iran arms embargo to win 2020 election
MNA – A former Iranian diplomat believes US efforts to extend the arms embargo on Iran aim to influence the 2020 election,…
Chinese diplomat says extending arms embargo on Iran lacks legal basis
Tehran Times – A Chinese diplomat at the United Nations, speaking on condition of anonymity, has told Reuters that the United States’…
Govt. spox: Iran to respond decisively to any provocative move by US
MNA – Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei on Monday said that Islamic Republic of Iran will respond to any provocative move by the…
PGCC must not follow US, Iran’s official says
IRNA – Iran’s Chief of Staff of Presidential Office Mahmoud Vaezi on Tuesday said that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) must…
UNSC facing major test to show independence: Vaezi
MNA – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said that the members of UN Security Council are facing a major test…
Tehran warns UNSC members not to fall into US’ trap
MNA – A spokesman with the Iranian Foreign Ministry noted that US seeks to undermine the body by its draft resolution on…
China says diametrically opposed to US bid to extend arms ban on Iran
Tasnim – China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin in the UN Security Council said Beijing is diametrically opposed to Washington’s illegal bid…
US Iran envoy Brian Hook stepping down as key UN arms embargo vote looms
Reuters – The top U.S. envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, is leaving his post and U.S. special representative for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams,…
US circulates its latest Iran weapons resolution at the UN
Bloomberg | David Wainer: The U.S. has circulated a new resolution to United Nations Security Council members calling for an extension of…
MP urges govt. not to be shaken if arms embargo extended
MNA – Chairman of Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that government should not be shaken if Iran’s arms…
JCPOA not to continue without lifting Iran arms embargo: Vaezi
MNA – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said that lifting Iran’s arms embargo is one of the JCPOA’s most important…
Deputy FM: US arms ban extension on Iran to kill JCPOA, stir new chaos in region
FNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohsen Baharvand said the United States is attempting to destroy Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)…
US looking for excuse to extend Iran arms embargo: China
MNA – Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying once again criticized US efforts to advance the resolution to extend arms embargo on…
Putin opposes US plan to extend Iran sanctions
Anadolu Agency – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that sanctions against Iran have no chance of succeeding, the Kremlin said.…
World should oppose US push to extend anti-Iran sanctions: Chinese Envoy
Tasnim – China’s Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua described the JCPOA as “an important positive factor in maintaining regional and global peace…
Iran’s coverage: Iran warns of consequences if arms embargo not lifted in Oct.
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: President Rouhani urges ending Iran arms embargo to save JCPOA, multilateralism Iranian…
President Rouhani urges ending Iran arms embargo to save JCPOA, multilateralism
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal to safeguard one of the main…
Russia says US arms embargo against Iran questionable
MNA – Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov called the US stance to extend arms embargo on Iran…
Iran warns Europe against arms ban extension
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson warned there would be “effective” retaliatory measures if the European states gave in to the US…
US will never succeed in extending UN arms embargo on Iran, Russian envoy says
Sputnik – The US draft resolution on extending the United Nations’ arms embargo on Iran has no chance of succeeding, the Russian…
UN arms embargo: Last chance for E3 to save Iran nuclear deal
Tehran Times – Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei has warned France, Germany, and the UK against extending the UN arms embargo on…
Iran says US is telling lie, dismissing alleged violation of UN arms embargo
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday that the US is telling lie, dismissing alleged violation of UN arms embargo.…
Russia, China to oppose extension of Iran arms embargo
MNA – A member of Expediency Council Hojjatoleslam Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghadam said that Moscow and Beijing will voice their opposition to the…
Iran may exit the nuclear accord if the US succeeds in extending UN arms embargo
Iran Review | Saeid Jafari: As the U.N. arms embargo on Iran nears its October 2020 expiration date, the United States has…
Russia: US bid to extend Iran embargo compromises JCPOA
Press TV – Russia says the United States’ controversial bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran that is expected to expire…
UNSC facing ‘Grave Test’; rule of ‘law’ or ‘jungle’?
MNA | Zahra Mirzafarjouyan: The US Secretary of State’s anti-Iranian claims at a UN Security Council meeting were opposed by various parties, including…
World rebukes US over Iran
Foreign Policy | Colum Lynch and Robbie Gramer: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought to reassert America’s waning influence on the world…
Pompeo’s push to extend Iran arms embargo faces uphill battle at UN
Al-Monitor | Bryant Harris: The UN Security Council is not keen on extending the Iran arms embargo despite US threats to instate…
US calls for indefinite arms embargo of Iran, but finds no takers
The New York Times | Richard Pérez-Peña, Lara Jakes and Farnaz Fassihi: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Tuesday for an…
US appeal for extension of arms ban on Iran falls flat at UNSC
Tasnim – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Tuesday for an arms embargo on Iran to be extended indefinitely, but…
Spox: China opposes extension of arms embargo on Iran
IRNA – Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said China opposes the US act to extend arms embargo on Iran. “On your…
Top diplomats from US and Iran at UN on Iran nuclear deal
AP | EDITH M. LEDERER and MATTHEW LEE: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif are…
Iran to Bahrain: Regional security cannot be guaranteed by obedience to US
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected a recent joint statement by the US and Bahrain on the extension of a UN…