By Sahar Dadjoo

Exclusive: UN risks irrelevance if Gaza genocide ignored, warns Alfred de Zayas

Former UN expert urges UNGA to adopt “Uniting for Peace” resolution against Israel

As the United Nations General Assembly convenes its 80th session in New York on September 9, 2025, the credibility of the world body is once again under scrutiny. With the ongoing war on Gaza dominating international headlines, questions abound over whether the UN can rise to the occasion or remain paralyzed by geopolitical divisions.

By staff writer

The ICJ Gaza case and a race against time

TEHRAN- On July 27, The Guardian reported that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has postponed its final ruling on the Gaza genocide case until at least 2027. The delay follows a six-month extension granted to Israel to prepare its defense, with the court accepting Israel’s claim that “evidential issues” related to South Africa’s genocide case necessitated more time. 

Pope Leo decries ‘shameful’ disregard for international law

Pope Leo XIV has lamented what he described as the rise of blunt power over the rules of international law as conflicts rage around the world and global institutions continue to fail to end abuses and war crimes, Al Jazeera reported.

Tehran criticizes EU for being silent on US military threats

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday criticized the European Union for not taking a stance against the provocative remarks of U.S. officials against Iran, saying this approach undoubtedly poses a threat to international peace and security.

Iran warns US through Swiss embassy it will act swiftly to aggression

TEHRAN - Given the ongoing malicious acts of the Zionist regime aimed at creating insecurity in the region coupled with U.S. President Donald Trump’s military threats against Iran, the acting head of the Swiss embassy in Tehran was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

By our staff writer

Starvation is weaponized again in Gaza

TEHRAN – In a blatant violation of international humanitarian law, Israel has cut humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

By Cyril Ramaphosa, Anwar Ibrahim, Gustavo Petro, and Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla

Israel’s actions strike at the foundations of international law

What remains of the international order? For more than 500 days, Israel, enabled by powerful nations providing diplomatic cover, military hardware, and political support, has systematically violated international law in Gaza. This complicity has dealt a devastating blow to the integrity of the United Nations Charter and its foundational principles of human rights, sovereign equality, and the prohibition of genocide. A system that permits the killing of an estimated 61,000 people is not merely failing—it has failed.

UAE rejects any attempt to displace Palestinians

The United Arab Emirates categorically rejects any attempt to displace the Palestinians and deny them "inalienable rights", the UAE foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, Asharq Al Awsat reported.

Who controls the Panama Canal?

President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to regain U.S. ownership of the Panama Canal, which the United States previously controlled until a treaty transferred full ownership to Panama in 1999. Trump’s bluntly stated desire, alongside comments he has made about acquiring Greenland, would violate the international principle of sovereignty and decades of U.S. foreign policy norms if translated into action. The canal facilitates hundreds of billions of dollars of trade each year. It is a central point for international commerce, vital to U.S. supply chains, and critical to Panama’s standing as a regional trade hub. Yet, China’s growing commercial ties to Panama and the region have fueled U.S. concerns about Beijing’s broader role in global shipping and port operations.

UN group says Israel attack on Iran flagrant violation of intl. law

TEHRAN - The Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations has said Israel's recent aggression against Iran was a blatant violation of the UN Charter, the fundamental principles of international law and the country’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty.

Iran holds US complicit in Israeli massive air attacks on Beirut

'The savage attack is a war crime by the recalcitrant Israeli regime,' Iran says

TEHRAN -The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement describing the Israeli massive air strikes on the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut a “savage attack” that took place with American-supplied weapons.

South Africa urges probe into Haniyeh assassination

FM Ronald says Haniyeh assassination is an extrajudicial killing

TEHRAN - South Africa has strongly condemned Israel's assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, in Tehran.

Iran to establish special judicial complex for international crimes

TEHRAN – The Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has announced the establishment of a special judicial complex in Tehran province dedicated to handling international lawsuits and crimes.

Iran’s speaker says Zionists have no adherence to humanitarian, international laws

TEHRAN - Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday that the Zionist regime with its latest heinous and horrible crime proved that it does not have the slightest adherence to humanitarian principles and international law.

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 chief condemns strike on Iran consulate in Syria

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Tuesday a strike on an Iranian consular annex building in Syria one day earlier, his spokesman said.

By Professor Hossein Askari

Arabs: It is the 11th hour—stand up against Israel and the United States

Honor matters and shamelessness has its limits

Let’s face it. Arabs have done precious little in support of Palestinians since Israel’s unfolding massacre in 2024, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, inhumanity and yes, genocide in Gaza. If you don’t act now, all future generations of Arabs will be ashamed of their Arab heritage. All Muslims should be right behind you in support. And if there is any humanity left in us at all, we must all join the chorus of support.

China to ICJ: Palestine has the inalienable right to armed struggle

Addressing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, China said the Palestinians’ use of armed struggle to gain independence from foreign and colonial rule was “legitimate” and “well founded” in international law.

Arms exports to Israel must stop immediately: UN experts

Any transfer of weapons or ammunition to Israel that would be used in Gaza is likely to violate international humanitarian law and must cease immediately, a team of UN experts has warned.

Washington’s blank checks to Israel fuels reckless behavior in Gaza

ICJ lands stunning blow on Israel over Gaza genocide charge: analysis

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) just ruled against Israel and determined that South Africa successfully argued that Israel’s conduct plausibly could constitute genocide, the Space Craft said in a commentary.

By M.A. Saki

Threatening to use nuclear arms is ‘counterproductive in the extreme’: Kimball

ACA chief says every country should strongly condemn Eliyahu for threatening to nuke Gaza

TEHRAN – Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association (ACA) in Washington, suggests that threatening or using nuclear weapons, especially against a non-nuclear state or population, goes against “international law”, is “immoral” and is “counterproductive in the extreme”.

Legitimacy of international human rights dependent on ending Gaza killings: Iran

TEHRAN – Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy foreign minister of Iran for political affairs, has said the legitimacy of international human rights is dependent on stopping merciless killings in the Gaza Strip.