Ambassador Ravanchi slams use of Security Council for domestic interests

Iran backs a balanced enlargement of UN Security Council

TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has said Iran strongly rejects the use of UN Security Council as a tool to pursue national political interests and agenda.

Envoy highlights Iran’s ownership of three Persian Gulf islands

TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has reiterated Iran’s position that the three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs have always been part of Iran.

Iran no longer needs UNSC permission for arms trade: envoy

TEHRAN – As of mid-October, Iran’s arms trade will no longer be subject to prior permission from the United Nations Security Council, Iran’s Ambassador to the UN said on Sunday.

Iran slams U.S. maximum pressure as ‘state terrorism’

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has denounced Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran as an example of “state terrorism” with the aim of fomenting unrest in Iran.

International processes abused to wrongly accuse Syria of chemical weapons use: Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says based on unsubstantiated allegations, the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN Security Council have been used in the past several years against the Syrian government.

Iran assails Saudi Arabia as ‘source of instability’ in region

TEHRAN — The Islamic Republic of Iran has assailed Saudi Arabia as a source of instability in the region, rejecting Riyadh’s “unfounded allegations” against Tehran.

Iran says U.S. seeks to ‘completely ruin’ JCPOA

TEHRAN - In a letter to the UN Security Council and to the UN secretary-general on Saturday, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN said the U.S. seeks to “completely ruin” a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.

Trump’s war threat against Iran a gross violation of UN Charter: ambassador

TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has said U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to use military force against Iran constitutes a gross violation of the United Nations’ Charter.

Iran says UNSC’s indecisiveness undermines world peace

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has strongly criticized the UN Security Council, saying the Council’s “indecisiveness, indecision and ineffectiveness” have undermined regional and international peace and security.

Iran warns of taking proportional action regarding JCPOA

TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has warned of the Islamic Republic’s proportional action against Washington’s bid to reimpose the UN sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Takht-Ravanchi says U.S. complaint against Iran will fail

TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has said that the United States’ move to file a complaint against Iran at the UN Security Council will fail, calling it a “defeated policy”.

Iran urges intl. community to counter U.S. ‘knee on neck’ policy

TEHRAN - Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has urged the international community to counter knee on neck” policy by the United States, warning against regression into a power-based unilateralism.

Ravanchi confident UN will reject new U.S. draft on arms embargo

TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has expressed confidence that the UN Security Council will reject draft of a new resolution prepared by United States on extending arms embargo against Iran.

Iran urges UN Security Council to reject U.S. bullying

TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has said that the UN Security Council should reject the United States’ bullying and unilateralism.

UN envoy slams U.S. for sponsoring anti-Iran Tondar terrorist group

TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has slammed the United States for sponsoring a U.S.-based anti-Iran group named Tondar.

JCPOA is annexed to UNSCR 2231 and U.S. has legal obligations to implement both: Iran

TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has said that the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA, is annexed to the resolution 2231 of the UN Security Council and the United States has legal obligations to implement both of them.

Takht-Ravanchi censures Washington’s sanctions on Syria as ‘shameful’

All forces present in Syria without permission must leave, Iran’s UN envoy says

TEHRAN – All foreign forces who have entered Syria with the permission of the Damascus government must leave the country, the Iranian ambassador to the UN said on Thursday. 

Soleimani assassination was ‘state terrorism’: Takht-Ravanchi

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, has said the United States’ brutal assassination of General Qassem Soleimani was an obvious example of state terrorism pursued in gross violation of the fundamental principles of international law.

Ambassador calls on UN chief to pursue case of abducted Iranian diplomats

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, on Monday called on United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to help find four Iranian diplomats who were kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982.

Iran condemns U.S. sanctions on countries hit hard by coronavirus

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has highlighted the need for lifting of the United States’ sanctions, which have been weakening the targeted countries’ fight against the spread of the coronavirus.

UNSC did not back U.S. bid to extend Iran arms embargo: envoy

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, has said the UN Security Council members did not endorse the U.S. government’s proposed resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran.

Envoy predicts U.S. isolation at UN Security Council meeting

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, has predicted U.S. isolation at the UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday.

Takht-Ravanchi warns it would be ‘a very, very big mistake’ if Trump tries to reimpose UN sanctions

Envoy highlights U.S. failure in anti-Iran bid

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, indicates that the U.S. has failed to garner support for its anti-Iran resolution at the UN Security Council.

U.S. has no right to initiate anything under 2231 resolution: Iran

TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has said that the United States has no right to initiate anything under the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 which endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.

U.S. must end illegal occupation of Syria: Iranian envoy

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, says the United States must end its illegal occupation of Syria and stop shielding the terrorists under the guise of fighting terrorism.

Overhyped SHTA does not meet Iran’s humanitarian needs: Takht-Ravanchi

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, has said the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA) does not match Iran’s humanitarian needs in the current situation, IRNA reported.

U.S. ridicules international law: envoy

TEHRAN — Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says the United States has ridiculed international law by violating the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and threatening other countries.

Iran says SIPRI report reveals who is advancing arms race in region

TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, said on Monday that the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s report on 2019 world military expenditure is quite revealing about who is advancing arms race in the West Asia region.

Iran’s ambassador to UN says ‘people in the entire region’ want the U.S. to leave

U.S. opposing good relations between Iran, neighbors: Takht-Ravanchi

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has said Iran is ready to make amends with its neighbors while the U.S. remains the main obstacle to peace in Western Asia.

'No one is fooled' by Washington's disinformation campaign against Iran: envoy

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says nobody will be duped by Washington's campaign of disinformation against Tehran, after the U.S. secretary of state accused “Iranian diplomats” of “involvement” in an alleged assassination in Turkey.