Reuters - Russia rejected U.S. plans to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran as nonexistent, saying only a country that remains in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal can trigger the return of the sanctions in a process known informally as snapback. We will not take it as snapback, Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters, rejecting U.S. Secretary ...

Reuters |Michelle Nichols: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October, prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a knee to the countrys neck. The United States has circulated a draft resolution to the 15-member council ...

Reuters - Russias U.N. ambassador slammed the United States on Tuesday as ridiculous for arguing it was still a member of the Iran nuclear deal two years after it quit, so Washington could trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Tehran. The United States, Russia, China, Germany, Britain and France in 2015 agreed to the deal with Iran ...

IRNA Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said on Tuesday that political process in Yemen is a major contributor for regional stability, noting that participation of major countries including Iran will play a key role in promoting regional security and settlement of crises. Addressing a UN Security Council Meeting on Yemen ...

MNA The Russian envoy to the UN has described today's UN meeting on Venezuela as an attempt by the US and its allies to further destabilize the situation in Venezuel, saying it is merely another element of a "US regime change strategy in Venezuela." The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened on 26 January at the request of the United States ...

Times Now - Russia on Tuesday slammed a planned US-Polish conference on peace and security in the Middle East as "counterproductive" because of its narrow focus on countering Iran. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced plans for the major conference in Warsaw on February 13 and 14 to be attended by ministers from a dozen countries. Addressing ...

MNA Russia's Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia highlighted that no one has presented any fact about Irans so-called violation of UN Security Council 2231. "On my part, I would like to stress that so far no one has presented to the Security Council any significant facts of the so-called Iranian violations. Therefore, we see no reason even to ...

MNA Resolution 2231 of the United Nations Security Council does not ban Iran from conducting missile launches, and there is no sign of nuclear component in their missile tests, Russias Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said on Wednesday at the Security Councils session on Iran "We have heard a lot today about ballistic missiles....

IRNA Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia described Iran as a regional powerhouse, saying that Irans presence in Syria is legitimate and undeniable. In a news meeting late Thursday, he added that Both Iran and Syria are members of the United Nations and Iran is there at the request of the legal government of Damascus. Therefore, Irans presence ...

IRNA The UN Security Council is to hold a meeting on Resolution 2231 which is related to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as Iran Deal on June 19, said the head of the UNSC. There have been some new developments about the JCPOA including US withdrawal of the Deal, so the UNSC will discuss the issue with seriousness, said ...

Press TV - Russia has said that there is no need for establishing a new inquiryinto chemical weapons use in Syria as Washington and its allies have already taken up the role of judge and executioner. Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing the Security Council which has been deadlocked over establishing ...

Press TV - A UK-drafted resolution aimed at pressuring Iran over alleged weapons supplies to Yemeni fighters has failed at the UN Security Council. On Monday, the resolution gained 11 favorable votes at the 15-member Security Council but was halted by Russia's veto. "We cannot concur with uncorroborated conclusions and evidence which requires ...

Tasnim Russias Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said a recent resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria does not preclude Syrian forces from targeting Daesh and al-Nusra Takfiri militants operating in some parts of the Arab country. The ceasefire does not preclude forces inside Syria from targeting Islamic State (Daesh), Al Nusrah and other ...

Press TV- Russia has voiced opposition to a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution, drafted by Western powers, on renewing anti-Yemen sanctions, which also seeks a condemnation of Iran for allegations of violating an arms embargo on the war-torn Arabian Peninsula state. During a Wednesday meeting of the Security Council, Russian Ambassador Vassily ...

Reuters - Russia does not believe there is a case for United Nations action against Iran, Russias U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday after traveling to Washington to view pieces of weapons that Washington says Tehran gave Yemens Houthi group. The Trump administration has for months been lobbying for Iran to be held accountable at the United Nations,...