Health minister slams Israeli attack on Gaza hospital, urges Guterres to take action

TEHRAN –Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi in a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the renewed attacks by the Zionist regime on Kamal Adwan Hospital, the only active medical center in northern Gaza, calling for immediate action by the United Nations.

UN chief says situation in Gaza ‘appalling and apocalyptic’

Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary general, has waned that conditions faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip may amount to the “gravest international crimes”.

Araghchi briefs UN Secretary-General on regional efforts to halt Israeli aggression

TEHRAN – Continuing his series of high-level diplomatic meetings at the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) in Portugal, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held talks with UN Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss the pressing humanitarian crises in Gaza and Lebanon.

Araqchi warns Israel's growing aggression risks unpredictable outcome

TEHRAN – Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held phone conversations with both his French counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, expressing deep concern over Israel's ongoing aggression against Lebanon and Gaza.

Lebanon PM condemns Netanyahu’s call to move UN peacekeepers

Lebanon’s prime minister has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to UN chief Antonio Guterres to remove peacekeepers from the Lebanese side of the border.

Israel declares UN chief 'persona non grata'

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on October 2 declared UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “persona non grata” and barred him from entering Israel, claiming Guterres had not “unequivocally” condemned Iran's retaliatory attack, The Cradle reported.

Pezeshkian to Guterres: Iran ‘seriously concerned’ about expansion of regional tensions

Talking to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly, Iran’s president voiced his country’s deep concerns over the escalating tensions in West Asia, which are boiling due to Israeli actions.

UN chief: World cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned member states Tuesday about Lebanon “becoming another Gaza” amid escalating tensions with Israel.

UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by Israel’s assault on West Bank

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for “an immediate cessation” of Israel’s attacks on the occupied West Bank, including Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas governorates, according to a statement.

UN chief urges ‘immediate ceasefire’ as Gaza death toll tops 35,000

The UN Secretary-General has renewed his call for “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip as the death toll from Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged Palestinian territory surpasses 35,000.

UN chief says ‘heart is broken’ over Gaza in Eid greeting

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his sorrow at the violence affecting Muslims in Gaza and elsewhere in his annual greeting for Eid al-Fitr.

UN chief says it is ‘moral outrage’ that aid to Gaza has been blocked

The line of blocked aid trucks stuck on Egypt’s side of the border with the Gaza Strip while Palestinians face starvation on the other side is a “moral outrage”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on a visit to the Rafah crossing.

UN chief calls for lifesaving aid deliveries to Gaza

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a truce in Israel’s war on Gaza.

Iran FM says U.S., UK strikes on Yemen 'illegitimate, strategic mistake'

TEHRAN- Iran’s foreign minister has sharply criticized the U.S. and UK recent assaults on Yemeni land, calling them “illegitimate, strategic mistake.”

More than 90% of Gaza facing ‘crisis levels’ of hunger: UN-backed report

A report published by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on Thursday says that the proportion of households facing crisis levels of hunger is the highest it has ever recorded globally.

U.S. should relax restrictions on Iranian oil to facilitate JCPOA renewal talks: UN chief

TEHRAN- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has pleaded with the U.S. to reopen the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the U.S.-abandoned Iran nuclear deal, by lifting or waiving its sanctions against Iran’s oil industry.

Demonstrators outside Blinken’s home accuse him of participating in ‘genocide’

Video verified by Al Jazeera shows dozens of protesters confronting the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as his car leaves his house in Washington.

UN chief invokes rare Article 99 over Gaza war

In a rare move, UN Secretary-General Guterres has invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, forcing the Security Council to address the Gaza war, Al Jazeera reported.

Scholz standing on wrong side of history on Gaza war

TEHRAN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday he opposed an "immediate" ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

UN chief: ‘Palestinians have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the October 7 military operation against Israel “did not happen in a vacuum”, noting that the Palestinians “have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation.”

Take urgent action to end Zionist crimes in Gaza, academics write to Guterres

TEHRAN - A number of university chancellors have delivered a letter to the UN office in Tehran condemning the crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza and stressing the need to take urgent actions to end this tragedy.

Iran’s tourism minister arrives in Uzbekistan to join UNWTO general assembly

TEHRAN – On Sunday, Iran’s tourism minister Ezzatollah Zarghami arrived in Uzbekistan to join the 25th session of the World Tourism Organization’s general assembly, which will be held in Samarkand on October 18 and 19.

Raisi meets Guterres, says Iran ready to assist UN to promote global stability

TEHRAN- President Ebrahim Raisi who has visited New York to attend the annual UN meeting held talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday.

UN chief hails restoration of Iran-Saudi ties

TEHRAN- The agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relationship after a seven-year break has been hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a “turning point” that ushers in a new era of positive exchanges in the West Asian region.

Iran FM discusses JCPOA with Borrell, Ukraine war with Guterres

‘EU’s strategic goals have fallen victim to false information provided by ill-wishers’

TEHRAN- In separate phone calls with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian exchanged views on various issues, including the latest issues surrounding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal – JCPOA - as well as the newest developments in the Ukraine conflict.

Amir Abdollahian cautions Guterres over UN meeting on Iran riots

TEHRAN- The UN Human Rights Council has been forewarned against holding any sessions on Iran by Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who noted that such a move would hinder Iran's relations with the West.

FM criticizes UNSC silence over Shiraz terrorist attack

TEHRAN — In a letter to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres late on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian criticized the UN Security Council’s silence over the Daesh-claimed terrorist attack in Shiraz.

UN chief strongly condemns terrorist attack on holy shrine in Iran

TEHERAN - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement on Wednesday condemning terrorist attack in a holy shrine in Shiraz.

Amir Abdollahian, Guterres confer on extension of truce in Yemen

TEHRAN - During a phone conversation on Sunday night, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian insisted on the need to extend the truce in Yemen.