Mercy Corps CEO: Gaza famine recognition 'horrifying, not surprising'

The chief executive officer of the US-based aid group, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, has called the UN announcement of a famine in Gaza City “absolutely horrifying, yet not surprising,” Al Jazeera reported on Friday.

UN declares famine in Gaza

The UN has officially declared a famine in Gaza after months of Israeli restrictions that cut off food and water supplies to more than two million people.

Egypt is not mediating talks between Iran and IAEA, sources tell Tehran Times

TEHEAN- Reports suggesting Egypt is brokering talks between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which are currently negotiating a new cooperation framework, are false, sources with knowledge of the talks told the Tehran Times.

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Restoration of Arnaldo Pomodoro’s 3-ton bronze sphere underway in Tehran

TEHRAN - Conservation work has begun on a 3,000-kilogram bronze sculpture by the late Italian artist Arnaldo Pomodoro at a museum in northern Tehran.

European ‘Snapback’ threat lacks legal standing: Iran to UN

TEHRAN – Iran has officially notified the United Nations that any attempt to reimpose UN sanctions through the snapback mechanism would be illegal and devoid of legal standing.

Top Iranian academic urges UN Secretary General to uphold science, nations' sovereignty

TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Mokhber Dezfouli, President of the Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a letter to António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nation, has called for the condemnation of imposed Israeli war against Iran and articulation, through word and deed, of the unwavering commitment of the international community to the defence of science, the protection of scholars, the sanctity of scientific and academic institutions, and the inalienable sovereignty of all nations.

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound activist boat carrying food aid

The anti-Gaza war Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says Israeli troops boarded a boat that was trying to bring food aid to the Gaza Strip by sea, BBC reported.

UN rights chief warns governments may be complicit in “international crimes” if they don’t pressure

The UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, has urged governments around the world to pressure Israel to end its assault on Gaza – and said those that don’t use their “leverage” may be complicit in “international crimes”, the Guardian reported. 

Child killers’ crimes recorded

Iran urges the UN to break its silence as full report on Israeli war crimes is submitted

TEHRAN – Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has submitted a detailed and updated report to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council outlining war crimes committed by the Israeli regime during its 12-day military aggression against the Islamic Republic.

US-backed Israeli aggression a gross violation of intl. law: Iran envoy to UN

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s U.S.-supported military offensive on Iran, describing it as a flagrant breach of international law and the UN Charter.

Foreseeable flaws in Gaza aid project led to shooting of Palestinians

GHF program has drawn huge crowds near Israeli troops, who opened fire multiple times

The repeated fatal shootings of Palestinians seeking food at distribution centers in Gaza since late May are an outcome of the aid project’s flawed design, which drew enormous crowds and brought them in proximity to Israeli troops, who opened fire on multiple occasions, according to experts in humanitarian aid programs, witness testimony and visual evidence.

UN chief welcomes DRC-Rwanda peace deal

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the signing of a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, Xinhua reported.

Araghchi demands global condemnation of US strikes in letter to UN

TEHRAN – In a scathing letter to the UN Secretary-General and Security Council, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the United States’ “blatant military aggression” against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities as an unprecedented violation of international law. 

UN experts: Israeli attacks on Iran ‘deliberate undermining of peace initiatives’ 

TEHRAN – UN experts, in a meeting in Geneva on Friday, unequivocally condemned recent Israeli military attacks against Iran, saying “the timing of the strikes — coinciding with ongoing diplomatic efforts in Muscat aimed at reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — raises serious concerns about the deliberate undermining of peace initiatives.”  

Araghchi addresses UN, says it's time to finally act against Israeli war crimes 

TEHRAN - In a powerful address at a special session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi condemned Israel for initiating an unprovoked and illegal war against Iran on June 13.

Iran envoy to UN reaffirms Iran’s right to self-defense, urges Security Council action

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has reaffirmed the country’s right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to Israel’s continued aggression, calling on the Security Council to urgently address attacks on civilian areas andpeaceful nuclear facilities.

Iran calls on UN to enforce resolution 487 following Israeli strike on Arak reactor

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has strongly condemned the recent Israeli airstrike on Iran’s Arak Heavy Water Reactor, calling on the United Nations Security Council to uphold international law.

Health minister urges UN, WHO to slam, halt Israel’s aggression 

TEHRAN – Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi has called on the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and the World Health Organization’s director for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Hanan Hassan Balkhi, to censure Israeli airstrikes on Iran, and take action to stop the aggression.

Iran urges emergency UN Security Council meeting, vows response to Israeli strikes

TEHRAN – Iran has formally demanded an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council following the “blatant act of aggression” by Israel.

Israel guilty of ‘extermination’ in attacks on schools, mosques: UN

Israel has committed the crime against humanity of “extermination” by attacking Palestinian civilians sheltering in schools and religious sites in Gaza, an independent United Nations commission report says, according to Al Jazeera.

'Shameful and calculated deflection:' Iran slams US veto of UN Gaza ceasefire resolution

TEHRAN – In a letter to UN Security Council President Carolyn Rodrigues-Berkett and Secretary-General António Guterres, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, condemned the United States’ “unfounded and baseless allegations” against Iran during the June 4 Security Council session on Gaza.

UN warns of surge in acute malnutrition among Gaza’s young children

More than 2,700 children below the age of five in Gaza have been diagnosed with acute malnutrition, marking a steep increase in the number of children suffering from the serious medical condition since screening in February, the United Nations reports, according to Al Jazeera.

US vetoes Security Council Gaza ceasefire resolution as Israeli strikes kill 95

The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as Israeli strikes across the enclave have killed nearly 100 Palestinians in the past 24 hours amid a crippling aid blockade.

China urges action on two-state solution to end Palestinian suffering

Speaking at a UN event commemorating Nakba Day, Geng Shuang, Chinese deputy permanent representative to the UN, urged the international community to take real actions to advance the two-state solution and bring a just, lasting resolution to the Palestinian issue.