UN Security Council members quarrel over Israel’s attack on Iran

TEHRAN – In an emergency meeting on Monday the UN Security Council members quarreled over Israel’s Oct. 26 attacks on Iran’s military installations.

The day Saddam Hussein initiated war on Iran

TEHRAN - On September 22, 1980, months after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the army of the Iraqi Ba’athist regime led by Saddam Hussein invaded the Iranian border towns in the southwestern province of Khuzestan and launched a massive aerial bombardment of Iran, igniting an eight-year conflict with Iranians.

Slovenia says UN Security Council’s patience running out for Gaza ceasefire

Slovenia’s UN envoy, the president of the UN Security Council for September, says the 15-member body could consider taking action if a ceasefire is not reached soon in Gaza.

UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Israeli strike on Iranian embassy in Syria

TEHRAN - The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on Israel’s air attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday afternoon at the request of Russia.

UN Security Council adopts resolution demanding ‘immediate’ Gaza truce

The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and "the urgent need to expand the flow" of aid into Gaza, UN News reported.

Iran censures US for preventing UN to end Israeli genocide in Gaza

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Tuesday denounced the U.S. for preventing the UN Security Council from fulfilling its duty to press for an end to the Israeli regime's genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip.

Israel must face consequences of killing Iranian military advisors, Iran tells UN Security Council

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has written a letter to the United Nations Security Council warning that the Zionist regime of Israel “must face the consequences” of assassinating the Iranian military advisors in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Security Council to meet Friday on Gaza, but US still opposes ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council is set for a meeting on Friday morning on Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip. However, the United States still opposes a ceasefire.

Iran warns Israel’s threats to global security is now ‘greater than ever’

TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned that the threat posed by Israel to global peace and security is now “greater than ever” as the regime’s war on the Gaza has entered a dangerous stage.

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.

Iran unhappy with presence of Israel at UN summit in UAE

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Thursday expressed Tehran’s unhappiness with the presence of the Zionist regime’s official at the UN climate summit hosted by the United Arab Emirates.

Israel willing to use nuclear bombs whenever is in danger: security and nuclear policy specialist

‘NPT signatories should push UN Security Council to act fast to denuclearize Israel’

TEHRAN - A Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University says countries in the Middle East region should realize that Israel is willing to nuclear weapons whenever it feels it “is in danger”.

Iran wants IAEA to notify UN Security Council on Israeli threat to nuke Gaza

TEHRAN – Iran’s human rights chief on Thursday wrote a letter to the IAEA director general demanding the UN nuclear watchdog body to inform the United Nations Security Council about dangers of possible use of nuclear weapons by the Israeli regime against the downtrodden Palestinian people in Gaza.

Sanctions should be terminated if they result in humanitarian consequences: envoy

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani has underlined the need for the ongoing assessment of sanctions due to their humanitarian consequences. 

Iran urges UN to maintain cooperative interaction between OPCW, Syria

TEHRAN- Iran has urged the UN Security Council to support the productive communications between the Syrian government and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

Iran backs multilateral diplomacy to lift illegal sanctions: envoy

TEHRAN- The Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN confirmed on Thursday that Tehran supports multilateral diplomacy that would ensure the effective and verifiable lifting of the illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic by reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or the JCPOA.

Iran calls for full, non-discriminatory implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention

TEHRAN - Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has called to the full implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Iran urges UN Security Council to hold US, Israel accountable for Gen. Soleimani assassination

TEHRAN - Iran has said the UN Security Council must hold the U.S. and Israel accountable for planning and assassinating Iranian Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.

UNSC must compel Israel to stop aggression on Syria: Iran

TEHRAN –Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations Zahra Ershadi has called on the UN Security Council to pressure Israel into stopping its attacks on Syria. 

No viable alternative to full and effective implementation of JCPOA: UN’s DiCarlo

TEHRAN - Under-Secretary General Rosemary DiCarlo on Tuesday briefed ambassadors on developments surrounding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which sets out rules for international monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program, suggesting there is “no viable alternative to the full and effective implementation” of the JCPOA and UN Security Council Resolution 2231 confirming the agreement.

UN chief calls on U.S. to lift sanctions on Iran based on JCPOA

TEHRAN — United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on the United States to lift or waiver the sanctions on Iran in accordance to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Israel’s military provocations against Iran has reached alarming level: UN envoy

TEHRAN — The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to take action against the Israeli regime’s covert operations against Tehran’s nuclear program.

Iran: Foreign forces must end their occupation of Syria

TEHRAN — Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations, insisted on Tuesday that the occupation of Syria by foreign forces must come to an end.

Iran slams politicization of Syria chemical file

TEHRAN — In a statement read on Thursday, the Iranian envoy to the United Nations slammed the politicization of the chemical weapons file used in Syria by a certain number of countries.

Ambassador: Iran reserves the right to respond to any Israeli miscalculation

TEHRAN — The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations wrote a letter to the UN Security Council chief on Friday warning the Tel Aviv regime against any possible miscalculation or adventurist act.

Iran condemns irresponsibility toward Syria

TEHRAN — Zahra Ershadi, Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Tuesday condemned indifference of the UN member states toward recent aggressions against Syria.

Iran urges UN Security Council to avoid being trapped by Israel

TEHRAN – Iran has once again rejected Israel’s allegations concerning the maritime threats allegedly posed by Tehran and called on the United Nations Security Council to address Israel’s malign activities on the high seas.