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2026-04-04 00:33
UNSC draft scales back as Bahrain drops authorization for offensive force
TEHRAN- A draft resolution proposed by Bahrain to the United Nations Security Council has been scaled back, removing language that could authorize offensive military action, following pressure from China and Russia and objections from France.
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2026-01-17 20:54
Tehran, Moscow, Beijing blast US role in Iran riots at UN Security Council meeting
TEHRAN — Iran, Russia, and China on Thursday sharply criticized the United States during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, condemning Washington’s conduct and statements amid the recent unrest in the Islamic Republic.
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2026-01-06 21:56
Iran decries US 'rogue state' actions in Venezuela and against itself
TEHRAN – Addressing an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Iran’s Ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani, condemned the United States for its military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of the nation's democratically elected President and First Lady.
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2025-12-24 22:08
By Soheila Zarfam
UNSC session shows West failed in snapback gamble
Meeting sees US and Europe defend hardline stance, Iran and allies call for end to failed approach
TEHRAN – Western states dragged Iran and members of the UN Security Council to a session on Tuesday to push for the implementation of pre-JCPOA UN sanctions against Iran, which the E3 (Germany, UK, France) managed to be reinstated back in August, but faced substantial challenges in implementing them due to opposition from a host of countries, including Iran’s most powerful allies, Russia and China.
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2025-11-19 22:21
By Sahar Dadjoo
International law has collapsed under great-power pressure, UN observer warns
Thomas G. Weiss says geopolitical paralysis has left the UN unable to restrain U.S.-Israel actions against Iran
TEHRAN – The recent 12-day U.S.-Israel assault on Iran has reignited debates about whether the global legal system retains any real authority or has collapsed under the weight of great-power politics. For Thomas G. Weiss, a leading thinker on international governance and long-time observer of the UN, the crisis is symptomatic of a much deeper breakdown.
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2025-11-18 21:11
By Shahrokh Saei
A Trojan Horse for Gaza
10 reasons the UN Gaza resolution masks injustice behind diplomacy
TEHRAN – The United Nations Security Council has approved a U.S.-drafted resolution on Gaza, hailed in Washington as a diplomatic breakthrough. But for Palestinians and many around the world, it's another failed plan—one that prioritizes policing over justice and control over freedom.
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2025-10-24 21:29
Larijani says missile range reduction will undermine national security
TEHRAN – The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has rejected outright Western demands for the country to reduce the range of its missiles.
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2025-10-03 19:59
By Sahar Dadjoo
EXCLUSIVE: Islamabad sees snapback sanctions as obstacle to dialogue, Pakistani scholar says
Dr. Qaiser Ahmed outlines Pakistan’s balancing act between East and West while preserving cooperation with Iran
TEHRAN – The reactivation of the snapback mechanism at the United Nations Security Council has once again placed Iran’s nuclear program at the center of global diplomatic tensions. Following the European trio’s move to reinstate sanctions, Tehran has sharply criticized the decision, while countries across the region are weighing the implications for stability, trade, and security.
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2025-09-26 22:08
By Soheila Zarfam
Last chance for diplomacy
A China-Russia resolution could prevent a dramatic Iran-West escalation as Tehran attempts to address illogical demands
THERAN – The United Nations Security Council on Friday, was preparing to vote on a resolution put forth by China and Russia, calling for the extension of UN sanctions relief for Iran, sanctions that E3 (Germany, Britain, and France) began a process to reinstate in late August.
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2025-09-19 21:14
By Mona Hojat Ansari
Iran says Europe ignored ‘logical’ offer based on ‘baseless excuses’
A day after Macron accused Araghchi of lacking agency, the E3 caved in to US pressure and officially began snapback of UN sanctions
TEHRAN – As a leader who has frequently talked about how “concerned” he is about Iran’s battered nuclear program in recent weeks, Emanuel Macron of France inarguably blunted any efforts to prevent tensions from shooting up when he sat down with a Zionist journalist on Thursday and announced that Europe will re-instate UN sanctions against Iran, regardless of what the country has done or might do in the future.
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2025-09-05 21:18
By Soheila Zarfam
Iran vies with West for UNSC votes
A Russian resolution would put snapback of Iran UN sanctions on hold if passed
TEHRAN – Two distinct blocs have emerged within the UN Security Council as nations maneuver for votes ahead of a Russian proposal, which will offer to extend the implementation period of Resolution 2231 by six months.
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2025-07-26 22:24
Pezeshkian: Iran should pursue defense and diplomacy in tandem
TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that, in line with the recommendations of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iran must actively and effectively pursue both the defense-security and diplomatic tracks in the aftermath of the Israeli attack.
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2025-06-22 18:26
Iran envoy urges UNSC emergency meeting over ‘unprovoked’ US attacks on Iran
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Sa’eed Iravani, has called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council (U.N.S.C.) following “premeditated and unprovoked” airstrikes by the United States on three nuclear sites in Iran, urging the council to condemn the attacks in the strongest possible terms.