Diplomat calls UN human rights resolution against Iran purely politicized, counter-productive

TEHRAN - A UN General Assembly resolution against Iran for its human rights record is politically motivated and counter-productive, Iran’s deputy ambassador to the UN said on Thursday.

Death toll in Saudi war on Yemen hits 100,000: Report

The Saudi-led war on Yemen has killed more than 100,000 people since 2015, a US-based database project that tracks violence has said.

Qatari FM: Doha trying hard to prevent escalation of Iran-U.s tensions 

TEHRAN – Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Tuesday that his government is resolved to do its best to prevent any possible escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran. 

UN committee postponed after Iranian diplomat opposes U.S. visa restriction

TEHRAN – Chairman of the 6th committee of UN General Assembly ordered cancelation of the meeting after Iran’s representative at the committee Ali Nasimfar voiced strong dissatisfaction about Washington’s restriction imposed on the Iranian delegation during the 74th session of the UN annual meeting in September.

U.S. sanctions jeopardizing global trade system: envoy

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy ambassador to the UN, Es’haq Al-e Habib, says Washington’s illegal sanctions have endangered the international trade system, calling on the international community to break its silence over what he called an “unprecedented threat”.

Diplomat calls Saudi Arabia a fountain of extremism and terrorism

TEHRAN – Es’haq Al-e- Habib, the Iranian deputy ambassador to the UN, said on Friday that the Saudi regime is a “source of terrorism and extremism”.

“India differs with U.S. definition of Iran” 

Indian PM, Iranian president hold talks at UN

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a significant move on Thursday met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York as New Delhi sought to engage Tehran with an eye on energy interests and connectivity corridor via Chabahar Port amid fast changing geo-politics, the Economic Times reported. 

UN silence over U.S. anti-Iran acts will go down in history: Rouhani

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has said that United Nations’ silence over anti-Iran acts of the United States will go down in history.

Iranian group asks UN to select maestro Loris Tjeknavorian as peace ambassador 

TEHRAN – The Peace and Friendship Ambassadors Group in Tehran proposed on Wednesday that the United Nations select renowned Iranian-Armenian maestro Loris Tjeknavorian as a peace ambassador.

Rouhani: Our response to negotiation under sanctions is negative

UNITED NATIONS – In a key speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, President Hassan Rouhani said Iran’s “response to any negotiation under sanctions is in the negative.”

Time to move UN headquarters from U.S.

TEHRAN - Although the United Nations is not in the political, geographical or legal possession of a particular country, unfortunately the United States is misusing the largest international body just because it is headquartered in New York!

It is for years that U.S. has taken UN ‘hostage’, Iran says

TEHRAN – Iranian government spokesman said on Monday that it is for long years that Washington has taken the United Nations as “hostage”.

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.