By Sahar Dadjoo

Exclusive: UN risks irrelevance if Gaza genocide ignored, warns Alfred de Zayas

Former UN expert urges UNGA to adopt “Uniting for Peace” resolution against Israel

As the United Nations General Assembly convenes its 80th session in New York on September 9, 2025, the credibility of the world body is once again under scrutiny. With the ongoing war on Gaza dominating international headlines, questions abound over whether the UN can rise to the occasion or remain paralyzed by geopolitical divisions.

ElBaradei to German FM: Attack on nuclear sites banned under Article 56 of Geneva Conventions

TEHRAN – Mohamed ElBaradei, the former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has told German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul that he must be aware that strikes on nuclear facilities are “prohibited under Article 56 of the additional protocol to the Geneva Conventions.”

75th anniversary of adoption of Geneva Conventions marked

TEHRAN – The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (ICRC) office in Iran in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs observed the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions during a ceremony on Tuesday.

The ICC warrants over Gaza are a warning for the U.S., too

As of Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is officially wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity — a stunning position for the leader of one of the nations closest to the U.S., which positions itself as a champion of international humanitarian law to protect against such crimes.