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Iran’s envoy to the United Nations slammed the Israeli regime as the only obstacle in the way of establishment of a nuclear weapon free Middle East.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered his heart-felt congratulation to Antonio Guterres on his election as the new UN secretary general, expressing the hope that he would engage in an all-out fight against extremism and help find peaceful solutions to the crises in Syria and Yemen.

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations highlighted the country’s strategic approach to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, explaining the projects Iran has devised to that end.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met with a number of world leaders on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

Iran says the United Nations’ decision to temporarily reverse the blacklisting of Saudi Arabia for killing Yemeni children amounts to a betrayal of the defenceless minors.

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.

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes carried out on Yemeni civilians have violated the humanitarian law, a UN panel of experts announced.

Fifty Arab human rights organizations drew attention to Saudi Arabia’s onslaught against civilians in Yemen, calling for efforts to have the Arab country stripped of its membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that the use of cluster bombs in Yemen by Saudi Arabia may amount to war crimes.

The president is expected to deliver a speech at the three-day Sustainable Development Summit on Saturday.

The UN secretary general told the Iranian top MP that he would pay an official visit to Iran in the near future.

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.

Mohammad Khatami, who championed the idea of Dialogue among Civilizations, has condemned in a letter to the UN chief acts of terror worldwide, calling for the revival of dialogue among nations and religions.

Iran has slammed the UN Security Council’s rejection of Palestine statehood proposal, saying it shows the only option for the Palestinian nation to reclaim their rights is to continue their resistance.

The Iranian judiciary chief has rejected reports that women’s rights are trampled in Iran or that mass executions have taken place in the country.

In reaction to a UN human rights resolution against Iran, Afkham condemned any “arbitrary and political use of human rights against independent states.”

Iran’s deputy foreign minister has expressed Tehran’s willingness to help advance a UN proposal for the suspension of fighting in the northern city of Aleppo.

Iran’s UN ambassador in Vienna says that an end to discrimination and occupation of all Palestinian lands helps, among other things, assert the Palestinian right to self-determination.

The foreign ministry spokeswoman has blasted a resolution by the UN rights committee on rights situation in Iran, saying the UN’s legal mechanisms have turned into a tool in the hands of the West.

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jan Eliasson, has said that the entire world would benefit from a final nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1.

Unfair sanctions targeting Iran’s peaceful nuclear program stand in contrast with the UN charter and the rule of law.

Iran’s representative body to the UN has dubbed a White House decision to deny visa for Iran’s ambassador to the UN as ‘unwise' and 'illegal'.