Heads of UN, UNGA, ECOSOC congratulate Persian New Year
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Pompeo likely to visit UN on Thursday in pursuit of sanctions on Iran – diplomats
Reuters – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all…
UN experts renew call for removal of US anti-human sanctions
MNA – A group of UN experts has once agian called for unilateral US sanctions to be lifted on countries including Iran,…
Envoy urges UN to stop US from supporting anti-Iran terror outfit
Tasnim – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi called on the United Nations to shoulder its responsibilities and prevent the…
US sanctions on Iran tantamount to terrorism: UN Envoy
Tasnim – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations condemned the US sanctions against the Iranian people as an act of economic terrorism,…
Ulyanov reacts to Bolton’s remarks on Lt. Gen. Soleimani
MNA – Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov reacted to Bolton’s remarks regarding the assassination of Lt. Gen.…
Iran asks UN to pursue fate of diplomats kidnapped in Lebanon
Tasnim – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations called on the UN to help set up a fact-finding committee to shed light…
Russia sees ‘no convincing evidence’ in UN Secretariat report on Iran
MNA – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that the recent report by the UN Secretary-General lacks convincing evidence.…
UN report on missiles lacks expertise, knowledge, Iran says
Tasnim – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations strongly condemned a recent report by the UN claiming that missiles used to attack…
Iran rejects UN report that arms ‘of Iranian origin’ used in Saudi attacks
Reuters – Iran on Friday rejected a United Nations report that said cruise missiles used in attacks on oil facilities and an…
US addiction to sanctions damaging UN’s credibility: Iran envoy
Tasnim – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said the US government’s unilateral policies and addiction to inhumane sanctions against other nations…
UN urges int’l support for Iran in fight against coronavirus outbreak
IRNA – The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the affiliated organizations and member states to support Iran’s efforts in…
FM Zarif condoles passing of ex-UN chief Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed his deep condolences on the death of former UN Secretary General Javier Pérez…
The US has a backup plan to kill the Iran nuclear deal. It could spark a crisis at the UN
Iran Review | Julia Masterson and Samuel M. Hickey: Early in January, the European members of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran…
Trump is a threat to peace. It is time for the UN to act on uniting Korea instead
Euronews | Bandy X. Lee and Mark Bruzonsky: It’s an historic mistake – potentially catastrophic – to leave the fate of the…
Yemen rise in violence threatens to derail peace moves, UN warns
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Special envoy calls for emergency meeting of security council as violence flares The sudden surge in violence…
UN calls on parties to Iran nuclear deal to take effort to keep it in place
TASS – The United Nations calls on all parties to the Iran nuclear deal to spare no effort to keep it in…
US must leave region: Iran UN envoy
Tasnim – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi highlighted Middle Eastern nations’ dissatisfaction with the US military presence and…
UN shows ‘hypocrisy’ by carping about Iran’s scaleback measures: Analyst
Press TV – The nuclear deal signed between Iran and major world powers in 2015 — officially known as the Joint Comprehensive…
UN reiterates that it can’t verify US allegations against Iran in Aramco attacks
Press TV – The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo has reiterated earlier remarks by the UN General Secretary that the body…
US-Iran tensions soar as Tehran demands United Nations condemn Trump for space sanctions
Express – Iran has written a letter to the United Nations to protest sanctions imposed by the US on its space programme…
Iran refutes US repeated allegations against space, missile activities
MNA – Iran’s ambassador to the UN has rejected the US “baseless accusations” against the Islamic Republic’s space and ballistic missile activities,…
The US violates NPT: Iran’s UN envoy
IRNA- Iran’s envoy to the UN slammed the US on Monday for violating the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) by pulling out of international…
UN special envoy for Syria to visit Iran soon
MNA – United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen told the UN Security Council on Thursday that he will travel to…
UN envoy says unilateralism entails global costs
IRNA – The United Nations representative in Iran Ugochi Daniels cautioned against global cost of undermining globalization and multi lateralism in the…
Russia presents UN with Persian Gulf collective security plan amid tensions
Press TV – Russia has submitted to the United Nations a proposal that calls for collective security in the Persian Gulf at…
S Arabi’s policies isolated country in Islamic world, region: Vaezi
MNA – In reaction to the remarks made by Saudi Ambassador in the UN, the Chief of Staff of Iranian president Mahmoud…
Iran FM confers with UN chief on Middle East developments
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in New York, met on Thursday evening with UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
FM Zarif leaves Tehran for New York
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for New York on Saturday afternoon. According to the Foreign Ministry’s website,…
UN voices concern over rising tensions between US, Iran
MNA – The United Nations has expressed concern about the US’ increasingly confrontational rhetoric with Iran and called for calm. “We are…
Iran: Only Syrians can determine Syria’s future
IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations rejected a military solution for Syrian crisis, saying only Syrian themselves…
US sanctions against Iran, Cuba, Venezuela breach human rights: UN expert
Press TV – A UN rights expert has slammed unilateral US sanctions against Iran, Cuba and Venezuela, saying the use of economic…
Gaza violence enters 3rd day, UN voices concern
Press TV – A fresh flare-up of violence in the Gaza Strip caused by deadly Israeli airstrikes and retaliatory Palestinian rocket attacks…
Iran UN envoy: US effort to misuse UN resolution 2231 are doomed to failure
MNA – Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht-e Ravanchi said on Thursday that US attempt to misuse UNSC Resolution 2231 will go nowhere.…
FM Zarif leaves New York for Tehran
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had traveled to the United States last week to attend a high-level UN…
Zarif, UNGA chief meet in New York
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with the Head of United Nations General Assembly María Fernanda Espinosa in New…
Zarif, Guterres hold talks in NY
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York. The…
Iran FM addresses UN meeting on Intl. Day of Multilateralism, Diplomacy for Peace
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a high-level meeting at the UN General Assembly to commemorate International Day…
Photos: Iranian envoy presents credentials to UN Secretary General
IRNA – Iran’s newly-appointed Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi presents credentials to Secretary General Antonio Guterres…
Iran envoy presents credentials to UN chief
IRNA – Iranian Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-e Ravanchi presented his credentials to UN Secretary General António Guterres. Takht-e…