Rouhani set to unveil ‘Hormuz Peace Initiative’ at UN

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran is set to unveil the details of his plan for security in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, called the “Hormuz Peace Initiative”, at his speech at the United Nations.

Envoy: coercive sanctions obstructing regional, international peace

Iran's first counselor to the United Nations has said unilateral sanctions, use of force and coercion and disrespect for the international law are seriously threatening regional and global peace.

Iran laments sanctions’ negative impact on fighting organized crimes

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic has highlighted the importance of adopting an international approach toward the main roots of organized crimes instead of the U.S. illegal sanctions against Tehran which negatively impact the cause, IRNA reported.

Iran’s student association writes to UN on Kashmir

TEHRAN – The Office for Strengthening Unity (OSU), an Iranian student organization, has written an open letter to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres urging the UN to condemn the Indian government for its behavior against Kashmiris.

Rouhani to attend annual UN meeting in New York

TEHRAN – Iranian presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi announced on Wednesday that President Rouhani will participate at the annual United Nations conference in New York in September.

Sanction on Zarif a blow to diplomacy: envoy

TEHRAN – Iran's permanent envoy to UN organizations in Vienna has cautioned that recent U.S. sanctions against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif were a backward move for diplomacy.

Seizure of UK tanker aimed to keep security, Iran writes to UN

TEHRAN – Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has said that the seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker by Iran was aimed at maintaining security in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman.

Saudi Arabia can be Iran’s ‘strategic partner’, MP says

TEHRAN - Mohammad Javad Jamali Nobandegani, the deputy chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said that Saudi Arabia can be a “strategic partner” of Iran if it abandons following the United States.

Zarif departs to New York

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif departed to New York on Saturday to attend the annual meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

UN nuclear inspectors will report back on Iran’s enrichment move

TEHRAN – Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who are in Iran, will report back once they have checked the level of Tehran’s enrichment level, the agency said on Sunday.

By Ruhollah Ghasemian

Why the Deal of the Century fails?

TEHRAN - These days, apart from the tensions between Iran and United States, another event in south west Asia has attracted the attention of the countries’ officials, nations, and the media from all over the world. 

INSTEX is like a beautiful car without gasoline, Iran envoy says

TEHRAN - Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, on Saturday likened INSTEX to a “beautiful car without gasoline”.

By Saeed Sobhani

Trump vulnerable with his base on health care

Undoubtedly, the former vice-president of the United States will focus on social services, including health insurance, in the 2020 presidential election race. In this case, Biden can bring the middle and poor Americans. It should not be forgotten that Trump in the field of foreign policy is not well placed in the polls, and only about 40 percent of American citizens confirm their policies in the face of the international system.

Iran writes to UN on U.S. destabilizing actions

TEHRAN – In a letter addressed to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council on Thursday, Iran denounced the violation of its airspace by a U.S. spy drone, calling on the international community to confront Washington’s destabilizing actions.

Iran urges U.S., allies to stop ‘false flag operations’ in region

TEHRAN – The Iranian mission to the UN has called on the United States and its regional allies to stop their false flag operations in the region, according to Press TV.

Envoy calls Trump’s terror remarks against Iran ‘idiotic’ and show of ‘endless hostility’

TEHRAN - The Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations has hit out at U.S. President Donald Trump’s “idiotic” terror accusations, saying Tehran has been the biggest victim and strongest enemy of terrorism in the region, Press TV reported.

Iran’s medical academy writes letter to UN on U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s Academy of Medical Sciences has written a letter to the United Nations complaining about the “unjust sanctions” of the U.S. against the Iranian nation, urging the international body to take action against such an inhumane act.

Iran writes to UN on alarming security situation in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN - Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, has warned about the recent “alarming security situation” in the Persian Gulf region.

UN voices concern about rising tensions between U.S., Iran

TEHRAN - The United Nations has expressed concern about the increasingly confrontational rhetoric between the United States and Iran and called for calm.

UN envoy meets Iranian ambassador to Baghdad

TEHRAN – The United Nations’ special representative for Iraq has met with Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi.

Yemen is facing the largest humanitarian crisis in the world

TEHRAN- Yemen is facing the largest humanitarian crisis in the world – 80 per cent of the population are in need of protection or assistance and 3.6 million people are internally displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM).

Tehran slams U.S. for violating Resolution 2231

Iran’s mission to the UN has blasted the U.S. for violating Resolution 2231 — which endorsed a 2015 multilateral nuclear deal — and “shamelessly” threatening other UN members to do the same, saying such an approach is “destructive and hypocritical.”

‘Nobody can show the true face of terrorism better than the victims’

TEHRAN – “We want the world to see the true face of terrorism, and nobody can do that better than the victims of terrorism,” says Mansoureh Karami, the chairwoman of the board of an Iranian NGO called Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism (ADVT).

Iranian diplomat: U.S. unilateralism harming rule of law

TEHRAN - Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations said on Wednesday that multilateralism and rule of law is suffering from the U.S. unilateralism.

Envoy says Golan Heights inseparable from Syria

Trump places Israel above U.S.: Iran’s Takht-Ravanchi 

TEHRAN – Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations has said that the Trump administration is violating peremptory norms to bring Israel above U.S. itself, noting that “America First” is a sham motto.

Ambassador Takht Ravanchi submits credentials to UN chief

TEHRAN – Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s new permanent representative to the United Nations, on Tuesday submitted his credentials to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

UN to run disaster reduction workshop in Tehran 

TEHRAN- The United Nations will run a training workshop titled “Monitoring the Sendai Framework and Assessing Losses in Disasters and Incidents” in Iran from April 22 to 24.

Zarif to attend UN meeting on multilateralism

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to leave Tehran for New York on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on multilateralism.

Zarif writes to Guterres: U.S. responsible for consequences of anti-IRGC move 

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the United States shall bear full responsibility for the consequences of its naming the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps a terrorist organization.

Takht-Ravanchi named Iran’s ambassador to UN

TEHRAN – Former nuclear negotiator Majid Takht Ravanchi has been appointed as the Islamic Republic’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Fars news agency on Tuesday quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi as saying.