Iran-UN Relations

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari censured the recent re-appointment of Ahmed Shaheed as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, saying the decision has no legal basis.

Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo said on Friday that Iran's recent ballistic missile tests were part of ongoing efforts of the armed forces to strengthen the country's legitimate defense capabilities.

Iran says the Israeli regime’s arsenal of nuclear warheads is “a real threat” against regional and international peace and security.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Iran and Saudi Arabia should compromise and interact responsibly vis-à-vis the tensions in the Middle East.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reaffirmed the country’s “responsible and constructive” attitude toward regional crises, pledging that Tehran will not allow the tensions provoked by Saudi Arabia to undermine the efforts for the settlement of the crisis in Syria.

A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic is set to submit a report to the United Nations over the Saudi air raid on Tehran’s mission in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a.

He said the opposition group in Syria should have no link with terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda, Daesh, al-Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham.

The Iranian Ambassador to the UN says the Supreme Leader’s letter was aimed at presenting a genuine viewpoint from inside the Muslim world on the fight against terrorism for the youth.

Iran has said that the UN resolution against Tehran and Moscow is aimed at undermining the campaign against terrorism and will only discredit the UN and its General Assembly.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari has said that Iran opposes any instrumental and political use of human rights against independent countries.

Iran is ready to help with the resumption of national dialogue in Yemen, Amir Abdollahian said in a phone conversation with Ismail Ould Cheikh.

Iran’s ambassador to the UN has said that NAM urges the Special Committee on the UN Charter to review the legal nature of the implementation of Chapter IV.

Terrorists from more than 80 countries are engaged in a war against the legitimate governments of the Middle East, Velayati said.

Borujerdi criticized the lack of determination on the side of the US and its European and regional allies to fight terrorism and extremism.

Attacks on residential areas, schools, and hospitals are in flagrant violation of humanitarian laws and rules, deputy foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian said.

President Rouhani has called on Riyadh to meet its international obligations and grant access for identification and return of bodies of those who were killed in the Mina tragedy.

Afkham said the report embarks on misinterpreting human rights situation in Iran, thus losing the chance to offer an impartial analysis.

It is imperative that the UN Secretary General [Ban Ki-moon] remind the Riyadh government of its legal and human obligations,” Rouhani said.

Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the Iran nuclear deal and Resolution 2231 are unique in the history of the United Nations.

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warmly welcomed the historic agreement in Vienna and congratulated the P5+1 and Iran for reaching the agreement.

Iran says its ship carrying aid for the war-ravaged Yemenis has been dispatched under "full coordination with the UN" and would head for nearby Djibouti.

Iran’s UN envoy has condemned outrageous remarks of the Zionist regime’s war minister, saying they implicitly indicate that Israel possesses nuclear arms.

Iran's foreign minister has called on the UN to create a safe zone in Yemen to allow the delivery of humanitarian supplies to the poor country.

The Iranian Judiciary's High Council for Human Rights rejected the report as being founded upon “incorrect information and fabricated sources,”

The solution to Yemen crisis is solely political and through forming an inclusive government with the aid of all political forces, said Zarif.