UN chief urges ‘immediate ceasefire’ as Gaza death toll tops 35,000

The UN Secretary-General has renewed his call for “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip as the death toll from Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged Palestinian territory surpasses 35,000.

UN chief says ‘heart is broken’ over Gaza in Eid greeting

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his sorrow at the violence affecting Muslims in Gaza and elsewhere in his annual greeting for Eid al-Fitr.

UN chief says it is ‘moral outrage’ that aid to Gaza has been blocked

The line of blocked aid trucks stuck on Egypt’s side of the border with the Gaza Strip while Palestinians face starvation on the other side is a “moral outrage”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on a visit to the Rafah crossing.

UN chief calls for lifesaving aid deliveries to Gaza

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a truce in Israel’s war on Gaza.

Iran FM says U.S., UK strikes on Yemen 'illegitimate, strategic mistake'

TEHRAN- Iran’s foreign minister has sharply criticized the U.S. and UK recent assaults on Yemeni land, calling them “illegitimate, strategic mistake.”

More than 90% of Gaza facing ‘crisis levels’ of hunger: UN-backed report

A report published by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on Thursday says that the proportion of households facing crisis levels of hunger is the highest it has ever recorded globally.

U.S. should relax restrictions on Iranian oil to facilitate JCPOA renewal talks: UN chief

TEHRAN- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has pleaded with the U.S. to reopen the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the U.S.-abandoned Iran nuclear deal, by lifting or waiving its sanctions against Iran’s oil industry.

Demonstrators outside Blinken’s home accuse him of participating in ‘genocide’

Video verified by Al Jazeera shows dozens of protesters confronting the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as his car leaves his house in Washington.

UN chief invokes rare Article 99 over Gaza war

In a rare move, UN Secretary-General Guterres has invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, forcing the Security Council to address the Gaza war, Al Jazeera reported.

Scholz standing on wrong side of history on Gaza war

TEHRAN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday he opposed an "immediate" ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

UN chief: ‘Palestinians have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the October 7 military operation against Israel “did not happen in a vacuum”, noting that the Palestinians “have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation.”

Take urgent action to end Zionist crimes in Gaza, academics write to Guterres

TEHRAN - A number of university chancellors have delivered a letter to the UN office in Tehran condemning the crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza and stressing the need to take urgent actions to end this tragedy.

Iran’s tourism minister arrives in Uzbekistan to join UNWTO general assembly

TEHRAN – On Sunday, Iran’s tourism minister Ezzatollah Zarghami arrived in Uzbekistan to join the 25th session of the World Tourism Organization’s general assembly, which will be held in Samarkand on October 18 and 19.

Raisi meets Guterres, says Iran ready to assist UN to promote global stability

TEHRAN- President Ebrahim Raisi who has visited New York to attend the annual UN meeting held talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday.

UN chief hails restoration of Iran-Saudi ties

TEHRAN- The agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relationship after a seven-year break has been hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a “turning point” that ushers in a new era of positive exchanges in the West Asian region.

Iran FM discusses JCPOA with Borrell, Ukraine war with Guterres

‘EU’s strategic goals have fallen victim to false information provided by ill-wishers’

TEHRAN- In separate phone calls with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian exchanged views on various issues, including the latest issues surrounding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal – JCPOA - as well as the newest developments in the Ukraine conflict.

Amir Abdollahian cautions Guterres over UN meeting on Iran riots

TEHRAN- The UN Human Rights Council has been forewarned against holding any sessions on Iran by Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who noted that such a move would hinder Iran's relations with the West.

FM criticizes UNSC silence over Shiraz terrorist attack

TEHRAN — In a letter to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres late on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian criticized the UN Security Council’s silence over the Daesh-claimed terrorist attack in Shiraz.

UN chief strongly condemns terrorist attack on holy shrine in Iran

TEHERAN - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement on Wednesday condemning terrorist attack in a holy shrine in Shiraz.

Amir Abdollahian, Guterres confer on extension of truce in Yemen

TEHRAN - During a phone conversation on Sunday night, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian insisted on the need to extend the truce in Yemen.

UN chief affirms Iran’s position on regional dialogue

TEHRAN — Continuing his consultations on the fourth day of his trip to New York, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations on Thursday.

Iranian envoy submits credentials to UN chief

TEHRAN — Amir Saeed Iravani, Iran’s new ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday and officially started his job.

Iran criticizes UN for failing to get Israel to sign NPT

Amir Abdollahian says it is essential to resolve all “artificial and politically-motivated Safeguards” issues

TEHRAN - The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference has come under fire from Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian for failing to force the Israeli regime to ratify the agreement.

UN chief urges U.S. to lift sanctions based on JCPOA

TEHRAN — In his 13th report submitted to the United Nations Security Council on Monday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the United States to lift the sanctions outlined in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

‘UN report on human rights situation in Iran is unprofessional’

TEHRAN— Following the submission of a report about human rights situation in Iran by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, Iran’s High Council for Human Rights released a statement on Tuesday calling the UN interim report a “non-reflection of the country’s human rights developments and achievements.”

Iran FM talks to UN chief, calls IAEA resolution hasty, politically-motivated

TEHRAN- Iran's Foreign Minister has chastised the United States and its three European allies, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, for filing an anti-Iranian resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors, calling the move “hasty and politically motivated”.

Iran FM to UN chief: U.S. must take ‘brave and realistic’ decision

TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has criticized the U.S. Senate bill against Iran, saying that the U.S. must make a “brave and realistic” decision in order to correct its past mistakes in efforts to revive the JCPOA, the official name for the 2015 nuclear agreement.