Thursday, March 28, 2024

Int'l Relations

Iran’s leader calls for global coalition against US arrogance

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for the formation of a global coalition to stand up against arrogance by the US and other Western countries.

Iran’s missile, space programs in compliance with int’l law: Envoy

Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has stated Tehran’s missile and space programs are fully in compliance with its legitimate rights under international law.

Use of Ruble, Lira in Ankara-Moscow trade increases: Turkish Trade Minister

The use of the Turkish lira and the ruble in trade between Russia and Turkey has significantly raised over the past few years, Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat has stated.

Iran’s UN envoy dismisses European accusations on nuclear deal commitments

Iranian permanent envoy to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani has dismissed accusations by three European countries, known as the European Troika, that Iran has “failed to abide by” its commitments under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with the West as “baseless”.

Iran asks BRICS states to designate Israel as terrorist entity, sever ties with Tel Aviv

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has urged leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies to designate Israel as a terrorist entity because of the extensive crimes it has committed in the Gaza Strip over the past weeks.

Iran slams UN Security Council for failing to call for ceasefire in Gaza amid Israel bombardment

Tehran has rapped the United Nations Security Council for failing to call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in its recently-approved resolution on Israel’s “genocidal war” against the besieged enclave. More than 13,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military campaign in Gaza over the past 43 days.

UN chief describes deaths of civilians in Gaza as “unparalleled and unprecedented”

The number of civilians killed in Gaza has been “unparalleled and unprecedented” in comparison to any conflict since 2017, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stated.

Court orders Dutch company to compensate 5 Iranian chemical victims of Iraq war

A court in The Hague issued a verdict on Wednesday that obliges a Dutch company to pay compensation to five Iranian victims of chemical weapons attacks by Iraq in the 1980s for supplying the former Iraqi Baathis regime with raw materials for poison gas.

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for humanitarian pauses in Gaza Strip

The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for a series of humanitarian pauses in the besieged Gaza strip to allow for aid delivery and medical evacuations.

Iran urges global community to stop Israeli crimes against Gaza

Iran has asked the international community to act against the “unbridled” Israeli regime and prevent the continuation of its “horrible crimes” committed with impunity against the oppressed Palestinian people in the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Turkey calls UN ‘ineffective’, urges reform of permanent membership, veto systems

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly criticized the United Nations and its Security Council for failing to act on the Gaza crisis, calling the organization "ineffective" and urging a reform of its permanent membership and veto systems.

Envoy: Iran has no role in attacks on US bases in Iraq, Syria

Iran’s permanent envoy to the United Nations has echoed his previous remarks on the recent attacks against military bases in Syria and Iraq that house US troops, categorically rejecting Tehran’s involvement in the reprisal targeting of the bases.

Iranian president says world disillusioned with intl. bodies, citing Gaza carnage

The Iranian president castigated international organizations for their failure to restore peace to the world and stop aggression against weaker nations, citing the ongoing Israeli carnage in the Gaza Strip.

Iran UN envoy: Tehran has no links to reprisal attacks on US bases

The Iranian permanent representative to the United Nations says Iran has never been involved in any attack against military bases in Syria and Iraq that house American troops.

UN Security Council fails to agree on resolution to halt fighting in Gaza Strip

In a private session Monday, the United Nations Security Council failed to reach a consensus on a draft resolution aimed at halting the ongoing conflict in the besieged Gaza Strip.

UN chief calls for ceasefire as Gaza becomes ‘graveyard for children’

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has strengthened his calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Palestinian authorities reported that more than 10,000 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the besieged enclave. He says the enclave is becoming a "graveyard for children".

Iran asks UN to stop Israeli ‘killing machine’ in Gaza following refugee camp carnage

Tehran has condemned in the strongest terms Israel's deadly raid on the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip which has killed and injured hundreds of Palestinians.

UN overwhelmingly approves resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Palestine war

The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution on Friday that calls for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas in the face of strident objection from Washington and Tel Aviv.

US and Russia fail to pass Gaza resolutions at UNSC

The United States and Russia both failed to pass resolutions on the Gaza war at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.

Iran FM: Iranian mission to UN tried hard to get US resolution vetoed

Iran’s foreign minister says the Iranian mission to the United Nations made a lot of efforts to torpedo the United States’ proposed resolution on the issue of Palestine at the world body.

Israel to block visas for UN officials following comments by Guterres on Palestine

Israel will halt visas for UN officials following comments made by Secretary-General António Guterres about the crisis in the Middle East, Israel's ambassador to the UN stated on Wednesday.

Iran says US complicit in massacre of Palestinians in Gaza

Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has stated the US is aiding and abetting the Israeli regime's ongoing war on the besieged Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip.

No hope in UNSC maintaining peace in Gaza: Iran president

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has lashed out at the United Nations Security Council working under the influence of the United States, saying he sees no grounds for hope that the world body will maintain international peace.

Ex-FM Zarif: JCPOA shielded Iran from huge repercussions

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2231 that approved the 2015 nuclear deal with the West, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saved Iran from a grave risk.

US vetoes UNSC resolution for humanitarian pause in Gaza war aimed at relief delivery

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution proposing a humanitarian pause in the Gaza conflict for the delivery of aid to the enclave. The American ambassador to the UN said more time was needed for on-the-ground diplomacy to take place.

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