Israeli PM most isolated individual in UN: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the most isolated political figure in the United…
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Palestine should become full UN member state: Iran’s Zarif
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the UN should admit Palestine as a full member state, voicing the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)’s…
25 people killed in fresh spate of violence in Iraq
Twenty-five people have been killed in a fresh bout of violence in Iraq as the United Nations expresses concern about growing militancy…
America’s Afghan victims
When an American soldier dies in Afghanistan, his death is not anonymous. The tragedy of that loss is mourned, and his life…
Syria CW attack scene may have been manipulated, UN report says
UN inspectors who investigated the August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria say that suspicious individuals have traveled to the attack sites…
UN inspectors confirm use of Chemical weapons in Syria
The United Nations inspectors have confirmed the use of chemical weapons in an attack near the Syrian capital last month. According to…
Official: Syria committed to UN decision on CWs
TEHRAN (FNA)- Damascus is committed to act on the stockpile of chemical weapons in Syria based on UN decisions, Syria’s information minister…
The Syria strike debate: A political scorecard
It’s too early to tell yet whether Russia’s initiative has removed the threat of a U.S. strike on Syria over the alleged…
Amos in Iran for talks with officials
TEHRAN (ISNA)- The UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos is in Iran to discuss regional and…
Litters spoil the beauty of beautiful Iran – UN official
Tehran, Sept 13, IRNA – United Nations Resident Coordinator Gary Lewis said litters spoil the beauty of Iran which is one of…
UN not to blame Syrian gov’t on chemical attack
TEHRAN (FNA)- UN-based diplomats said inspectors’ report will not blame the Syrian government for the August 21 chemical attack near Damascus. Under…
Pakistan to raise issue of US drone attacks at UN
TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan plans to raise the issue of American drone attacks in its tribal regions at the United Nations, the Foreign…
Survivors of Iran exile camp slaughter move to Baghdad
BAGHDAD — The survivors of a mass killing in an Iraqi camp housing Iranian exiles were moved during the night to another…
US, UK, France agree to probe Russia’s Syria plan at UN
TEHRAN (FNA)- US President Barack Obama agreed with his French and British counterparts to probe Russia’s plan to defuse the Syria chemical…
Rouhani says Iran plans to restart nuclear talks in N.Y.
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said his government plans to restart nuclear talks with world powers in New York, where he will attend the United…
Iran hands UN evidence on militants’ chemical weapons
A senior Iranian official says Tehran has provided the United Nations with conclusive evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the…
UN: Iraq to move last exile camp residents out
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities are planning to relocate the remaining residents of a camp housing dozens of Iranian exiles where 52…
Israel, instigator of crisis in Mideast: Iran
Iran’s UN mission has described the Israeli regime as the key culprit in inciting crisis in the Middle East, pointing to the…
Syria refugee crisis worst since Rwanda mass murder, UN says
The United Nations says the refugee crisis resulting from the Syrian conflict is the worst since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. “We…
Lebanon says will pursue abducted Iranian diplomats case at UN
Beirut says it will pursue through the United Nations the fate of four Iranian diplomats still missing after being kidnapped over three…
Iran UN mission elected new chair of UNCPC
Iran Permanent Mission to the United Nations has been appointed as the new chair of the UN Committee for Program and Coordination…
Congressmen urge UN to nix Iran from heading nuke disarmament panel
Letter signed by 72 lawmakers questions ability of Tehran to lead Conference on Disarmament, in light of own nuclear program and terror…
UN nuke agency’s Iran probe driven by US-led intel
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United…
U.N. report stokes concern over Iran’s nuclear program: EU
(Reuters) – Iran’s expansion of sensitive nuclear activity breaks United Nations resolutions and increases concerns about whether its nuclear program is entirely peaceful, the…
Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions – U.N
(Reuters) – Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran…
Iran’s letter to UN on Israeli strikes against Syria
The following is the full text of Iran’s letter to UN-SG and UN-PSG on the Israeli air strikes against Syria In the…
International day of remembrance of chemical warfare victims
April 29th is being recognized as the day to remember victims of chemical weapons. Iran is a country mostly affected by chemical…
Iranian mission to UN blasts ex-US official’s meddlesome remarks
Iran’s mission to the United Nations has strongly criticized the meddlesome remarks by a former US administration advisor regarding the Islamic Republic’s…
Iran urges high participation in UN meeting on nuclear disarmament
Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaei has called for concerted efforts to ensure maximum international participation at an upcoming UN…
Nuclear-armed Israel source of threat in Middle East: Iran UN envoy
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations has dismissed Israel’s allegations against Tehran, describing the Tel Aviv regime as a source of insecurity…
IAEA says top official’s resignation won’t change Iran policy
(Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday that the resignation of one of its top officials who have been leading…
UNSC’s anti-Iran statement politically motivated: Iranian lawmaker
An Iranian lawmaker has slammed the recent statement by the UN Security Council (UNSC) against Iran’s nuclear energy program as a political…