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2021-10-20 20:26
Israel’s military provocations against Iran has reached alarming level: UN envoy
TEHRAN — The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to take action against the Israeli regime’s covert operations against Tehran’s nuclear program.
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2021-10-09 22:56
Iran likens unilateral coercive measures to Covid virus that prevent growth
TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Friday called Covid-19 and the unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) as the two most destructive anti-growth and anti-development viruses, taking a swipe at the U.S. for resorting to illegal unilateral sanctions on developing countries.
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2021-09-10 18:56
Afghan territory must not be used for sheltering or training terrorists: Iran
TEHRAN – Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi said on Thursday that the next round of the meeting of the foreign ministers of countries bordering Afghanistan will be held in Tehran in the near future.
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2021-07-10 07:59
Envoy reminds U.S. that endangering public health is war crime
TEHRAN — Iran’s permanent envoy to the United Nations has censured the U.S.’s illegal and inhumane sanctions on Iran as instance of “war crime”, saying they are used as a means to endanger the Iranian nation’s health for political purposes.
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2021-07-08 01:55
Iran envoy to UN slams the West’s double standards in terror fight
TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, on Tuesday slated the double standards and political approach of some Western countries in the fight against terrorism.
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2021-07-03 17:29
Iran rejects involvement in attacks on American facilities in Iraq
TEHRAN - In a letter to the president of the Security Council, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations stated that Iran has not been directly or indirectly involved in any attacks on U.S. personnel or facilities in Iraq, Fars News reported.
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2021-06-30 22:12
Takht-Ravanchi slams U.S., EU for testing Iran’s strategic patience
TEHRAN — Speaking at the meeting at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to hear the 11th report on the implementation of the Resolution 2231, Tehran’s permanent representative to the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi said Iran has paid a heavy price to fulfil its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal.
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2021-06-30 20:30
Tehran says ready to aid UN to confront cyberattacks
TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to the UN on Tuesday warned against an alarming trend of systematic accusations by certain states against others by launching cyberattacks, calling for action to restrain states from resorting to threat or use of force within or through the cyberspace environment.
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2021-06-29 21:33
Iran slams UN for not including Israel, S. Arabia in child-killing blacklist
TEHRAN — Iran on Monday severely criticized the United Nations for failing to include Israel and Saudi Arabia in its blacklist of parties violating minors’ rights during conflicts, calling on the world body to adopt a non-discriminatory approach in naming and shaming child-killer regimes.
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2021-06-23 22:21
Iran urges UN to facilitate peace process among all Afghan groups
TEHRAN — Iran has called on the United Nations to help facilitate a peace process in Afghanistan aimed at ending decades of bloodshed in the conflict-hit country, saying a more stable Afghanistan will benefit all of its citizens, the broader region and the entire world.
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2021-06-16 22:02
Takht Ravanchi: 27 polling stations in U.S. for Iranian presidential polls
TEHRAN — Iran’s envoy to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, said on Wednesday morning that Iranians living in the United States can cast ballots for the presidential elections in Iran at 27 polling places in 18 U.S. states.
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2021-05-19 20:45
Murphy shows he has no clue about the region
Murphy's law
TEHRAN - A rare meeting between U.S. Senator Chris Murphy and Iran’s Ambassador to the UN lays bare the many misperceptions being propagated by the Democrats about the West Asia region.
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2021-05-19 16:54
Iran ambassador, U.S. senator discuss lifting of sanctions
TEHRAN- Iran confirmed on Wednesday that a senior Iranian diplomat held a meeting with U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, saying the two sides discussed the need to lift the U.S. sanctions on Iran.
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2021-05-04 20:03
Reports of prisoner swap with U.S. not true, Iran says
TEHRAN – Iranian officials have responded to press reports alleging that Tehran and Washington agreed to swap prisoners amid nuclear talks in Vienna.
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2021-04-17 21:09
Iran criticizes UN for politicizing WMD non-proliferation regimes
TEHRAN - Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has criticized the UN Security Council for being silent on the abuse of non-proliferation and disarmament regimes pertaining to weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
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2021-04-06 18:17
Vienna talks ‘can be win-win situation for all,’ Iran’s Takht Ravanchi says
TEHRAN – Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the New-York based United Nations said on Tuesday that the Vienna talks “can be win-win situation for all”.
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2021-03-16 19:02
Iran says U.S. forces must leave Syria
TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations, has said the United States must withdraw all of its “occupying” forces from Syria.
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2021-03-12 21:47
Iran joins group of countries at UN in forming coalition against sanctions
TEHRAN – Iran joined a group of more than a dozen countries in forming a coalition to defend the UN Charter by opposing the use of force and sanctions.
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2021-02-28 18:49
Iran not interested in escalation with U.S.: ambassador
TEHRAN – Iran has no interest in escalating tensions with the United States, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said.
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2021-01-30 10:40
Iran diplomat says 'window is closing' for Biden to rejoin nuclear deal
Iran's highest-ranking diplomat in the USA warned the Biden administration it "must act quickly" to return to the 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by President Donald Trump "because the window is closing" for Washington to lift economic sanctions before Tehran's deadline, USA Today reported on Thursday.
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2021-01-29 23:56
Iran diplomat says 'window is closing' for Biden to rejoin nuclear deal
Iran's highest-ranking diplomat in the USA warned the Biden administration it "must act quickly" to return to the 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by President Donald Trump "because the window is closing" for Washington to lift economic sanctions before Tehran's deadline, USA Today reported on Thursday.
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2021-01-20 21:37
Iran’s missile program not subject to negotiation, Zarif says
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday called the JCPOA a “strong agreement” which has been approved unanimously by the United Nations Security Council.
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2021-01-19 21:51
U.S. must unconditionally lift all sanctions, Iran insists
TEHRAN – Iran will not renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal and that the U.S. must lift all sanctions it imposed on Iran since 2018, Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, said in an interview with ISNA on Tuesday.
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2021-01-18 22:20
No enrichment limit based on NPT: Takht Ravanchi
TEHRAN – Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, has said based on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) there is no limit for enriching uranium for civilian uses.
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2021-01-10 15:49
Iran's UN ambassador: It's highly unlikely that Trump would resort to nukes against Iran
TEHRAN – Iran's envoy to the United Nations says it is highly unlikely that U.S. President Donald Trump would use nuclear arms against Iran during his last days in office.
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2021-01-06 18:54
Diplomat says Iran focused on domestic capabilities to neutralize sanctions
TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has reiterated Iran’s insistence on tapping into domestic capabilities to neutralize the United States’ illegal sanctions.
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2020-12-23 18:35
Iran terms as ‘unacceptable’ any proposal to revise, renegotiate or extend JCPOA
TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has rejected as “unacceptable” any proposal to revise, renegotiate or extend the 2015 nuclear pact as contrary to UN Security Council resolution 2231.
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2020-12-20 21:11
INSTEX proved ineffective in the past two years: Iran’s UN envoy
TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has said that INSTEX, a mechanism aimed at facilitating legitimate trade with Iran, has proved ineffective over the past two years.
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2020-12-18 19:37
Iran calls for inclusive Afghan-led peace process to end instability
TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has called for a “comprehensive and inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process” in order to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan.
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2020-12-12 17:45
Takht-Ravanchi rails against politicizing OPCW processes against Syria
TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has voiced concerns over the systematic abuse of the processes of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) against Syria
