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Int'l Relations

IAEA Director-General: Returning to Iranian sites is top priority

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi has stated that his top priority is getting the agency's inspectors back to Iran's nuclear facilities to assess the impact of U.S. and Israeli military strikes and verify its stocks of enriched uranium.

BRICS countries say attacks on Iran violated UN Charter

BRICS member states have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over Israeli and US attacks on Iran and saying they violated international law and the UN Charter.

Iran’s enriched uranium can’t be located following US military strikes: IAEA chief

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has stated the United Nations nuclear watchdog does not know where nearly 900 pounds of potentially enriched uranium is located, after Iranian officials said it was being removed for protective measures ahead of attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran.

Israel’s attack on Evin Prison ‘grave breach of international law’: UN

The United Nations Rights Office has condemned Israel’s strike on Evin Prison on Monday, saying it should not have been targeted.

Tehran reserves ‘complete and lawful right’ to respond to US attack: Iran’s envoy

Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, speaking at an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Monday, strongly condemned the US military aggression against Iranian soil, stressing Tehran reserves the complete and lawful right to defend itself under international law.

IAEA head gives update on Iranian nuclear sites after US attack

Rafael Grossi, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog — gave an update to the UN Security Council on what has occurred at Iran’s nuclear facilities following the US attack.

US attack on Iran “marks a perilous turn in a region that is already reeling”: UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stated that the US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities “marks a perilous turn in a region that is already reeling.”

Iran UN Mission urges UNSC emergency meeting following US attack

The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, in a letter to the UN Security Council, condemned in the strongest possible terms the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, calling for an emergency meeting of the UNSC.

UN watchdog says no increase in radiation levels at Iran nuclear sites

The UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, announced on Sunday that there had been no reported increases in off-site radiation levels at the three Iranian nuclear sites targeted in US strikes.

Iranian diaspora to UN: Stop Israeli regime’s aggression

Iranians living abroad have signed an urgent appeal to halt the Zionist regime’s military aggression against Iran, addressing UN Secretary General António Guterres and world leaders.

Attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities could have long-term impacts: WHO

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a devastating toll on civilians and potential health risks associated with Israel’s attacks on Iran's nuclear sites.

IAEA warns Israel-Iran war threatens nuclear facilities, diplomacy

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has warned that escalating hostilities between Tel Aviv and Tehran, now in a fourth day, pose grave dangers to diplomacy and nuclear safety, urging all parties to exercise maximum restraint.

Iran urges UN Security Council to hold Israel accountable for its crimes

Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, addressed an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Saturday following the Israeli attacks against the Islamic Republic.

IAEA’s board of governors finds Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday formally found that Tehran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Iran later this year.

Iran’s envoy warns Tehran may withdraw from NPT if UN sanctions are reinstated

Iran has warned that it could legally withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if European signatories to the 2015 nuclear accord proceed with endeavors to reinstate United Nations sanctions against Tehran.

E3 lacks legal authority to trigger ‘snapback’ of sanctions: Iran’s envoy

Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has stated that the three European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal—Britain, France, and Germany (E3)—are in violation of the agreement and therefore lack the legal authority to activate its “snapback mechanism” and reinstate international sanctions against Tehran.

IAEA chief claims Israeli attack could drive Iran to seek nuclear weapons

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has warned that an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could push Tehran closer to developing nuclear weapons as indirect negotiations between the United States and the Islamic Republic continue through Omani mediation.

IAEA says Iran obtaining agency’s documents is ‘bad’, shows poor collaboration

Tehran's acquisition of confidential United Nations nuclear watchdog documents is a 'bad' step that goes against the spirit of cooperation that should exist between the organization and Iran, its chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday.

US, E3 plan to push IAEA Board of Governors to find Iran in breach of duties: Reuters

Western powers are preparing to push the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors at its next quarterly meeting to declare Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in almost 20 years, a move bound to enrage Tehran, diplomats has stated.

Any US-Iran agreement should include ‘robust’ IAEA inspections: Atomic agency chief

Any deal between Iran and the U.S. that would impose fresh nuclear curbs on Tehran should include "very robust" inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday.

Removal of West sanctions on Syria ‘long overdue’ but ‘positive’ step: Iran UN envoy

Iran has described a decision by the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom to lift unilateral sanctions on Damascus as a "long overdue" but "positive" step.

Gharibabadi: Iran, European powers reaffirm commitment to diplomacy in Istanbul meeting

Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, announced that Iran and three key European countries – France, Germany, and the UK– remain committed to preserving and utilizing diplomacy effectively.

Iran rejects US accusations at UN Security Council meeting on Yemen

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has strongly rejected recent accusations made by the United States during a UN Security Council session on Yemen, calling them “baseless and cynical.”

Iran’s Embassy at Vatican congratulates election of new Pope 

Iran’s Embassy at the Vatican has in a post on X congratulated the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. 

Iran’s UN mission says “facts won’t change in Oval Office” amid name dispute over Persian Gulf

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations strongly responded Wednesday to circulating rumors that the US President Donald Trump may attempt to alter the historical name of the Persian Gulf.

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