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2023-12-20 22:28
Iran slams UN Human Rights resolution over blatant double standards
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has criticized the recently passed United Nations General Assembly resolution on the human rights situation in Iran, alleging that it is founded on blatant double standards.
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2023-12-19 15:54
By Stefan Priesner, UN Resident Coordinator in Iran
The voices calling for unity and solidarity should be louder than ever
Our world is increasingly divided; divisions that have the biggest impact on both people and our planet. Conflicts, currently most catastrophically in the Middle East, are erupting. Many countries and communities are falling short in progress towards a sustainable future.
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2023-12-13 11:51
Israel inhuman conduct in Gaza reminiscent of Daesh
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2023-12-11 22:32
Changing structure of UN Security Council necessary: MP
TEHRAN- An Iranian parliamentary committee chairman, Mohammad Saleh Jokar, criticized the U.S. veto of the ceasefire resolution tabled by UAE, calling for an overhaul of the structure of international bodies, including the UN Security Council.
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2023-12-09 22:11
By Alireza Akbari
Gaza's Blood on America's Hand
America defies the world by vetoing UN resolution on Gaza
TEHRAN - To show Washington’s limitless backing for Tel Aviv, the United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s carnage in the Gaza Strip.
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2023-12-09 20:22
Art diplomacy in Tehran: 35 nations illuminate ‘Humanity, Solidarity and One Planet’
TEHRAN - The United Nations, in collaboration with the Islamic Republic of Iran, has launched a prestigious exhibition titled “Humanity, Solidarity and One Planet” at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex.
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2023-12-06 21:19
Iran urges coastal states to save Persian Gulf ecosystem
TEHRAN- Iran has urged the governments bordering the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman to work together to safeguard the ecosystems of these bodies of water.
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2023-12-05 21:04
By Ali Karbalaei
UN: "Spare civilians from more suffering"
Gaza is turning into a recipe for epidemics
TEHRAN- Multiple UN agencies have issued warnings about the harrowing plight and suffering of Palestinians stuck in the Israeli war on Gaza.
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2023-11-29 21:59
Iranian diplomats miss UNSC meeting on Gaza after U.S. delays visas
TEHRAN – The United States has prevented Iranian diplomats from taking part in a United Nations Security Council meeting which was scheduled to take place on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
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2023-11-12 22:07
By Parsa Ja’fari
Urgent need for emergency session of the Human Rights Council on Palestine
TEHRAN- The current conflict in Palestine stands as the utmost priority for both the Islamic world and the global community. The challenges faced by the Palestinian people, coupled with the oppression imposed by the Zionist regime, resonate across the international community, transcending religious, ideological, or national affiliations.
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2023-11-10 22:07
Iran warns of war expansion if Gaza carnage continues
TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saied Iravani has warned that the Israeli war against Gaza could spread to other regions if Israel’s aggression against the Palestinian enclave continued unabated.
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2023-11-03 22:17
Iran advocates lifting of sanctions for a “better world”
TEHRAN - The Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva has emphasized the importance of lifting sanctions to facilitate the global development of science, technology, and the building of a better world.
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2023-11-03 22:16
UN taken hostage by U.S., Iran says
TEHRAN – Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, has criticized the U.S. policy toward the United Nations and the UN Security Council.
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2023-10-29 22:37
Iran UN mission explains logic behind voting in favor of Arab-drafted resolution
TEHRAN – The Iranian mission to the United Nations in New York has defended its vote in favor of the Arab-drafted resolution on the situation in Palestine, saying any vote otherwise would have played into the hands of the Israeli regime.
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2023-10-28 13:59
"U.S. should stop backing Israeli ‘genocide’ in Gaza"
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2023-10-27 22:33
U.S. should stop backing Israeli ‘genocide’ in Gaza, Iran tells UN
TEHRAN- Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian accused the U.S. of siding with the “occupying regime of Israel” in its relentless bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip.
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2023-10-25 23:57
Russia prevents U.S. from mentioning Iran in draft UN resolution
TEHRAN – Russia has reportedly prevented the United States from scapegoating Iran for the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war that’s resulted in a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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2023-10-20 22:44
UN Security Council officially terminates missile-related sanctions on Iran
TEHRAN- The secretariat of the United Nations Security Council formally stated on Thursday that the sanctions it had placed on Iran’s missile program are no longer in effect.
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2023-10-18 21:36
Iran denies it received a message from U.S. on Gaza
TEHRAN – Iran has officially rejected press reports that it received a message from the United States regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip.
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2023-10-14 22:36
By Ali Karbalaei
UN condemns Israel's 24-hour deadline for Gaza evacuation
TEHRAN- The United Nations has branded the Israeli evacuation order for more than one million Gaza residents to head to the southern Gaza Strip as "horrendous" and says the small enclave was rapidly becoming a "hellhole".
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2023-10-13 15:13
Washington Post report on Iranian assets in Qatar is ‘devoid of veracity’: Iran
TEHRAN - Iran's permanent mission to the UN has dismissed a report by the Washington Post that claims the United States and Qatar have agreed to prevent Iran from accessing the $6 billion recently unblocked and transferred to Qatari banks.
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2023-10-04 22:42
Iran rejects EU allegations on Ukraine conflict
TEHRAN – The Iranian mission to the UN has reacted to allegations by the EU and other delegations that tried to link the alleged use of drones in the Ukraine war to Security Council resolution 2231 endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA.
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2023-10-03 22:28
IAEA has fully verified all Iran’s nuclear activities, Iran tells US
TEHRAN - The U.S. government’s allegations against Iran’s nuclear program have been disputed by the Iranian mission to the United Nations, which emphasized that all of Iran’s nuclear material and operations have been fully disclosed to and confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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2023-09-30 22:53
UN condemns Israeli violations
Israel comes under fire from Russia, China, Brazil and others at the Security Council
TEHRAN - At a UN Security Council session on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, many representatives of the 15 member states criticized Israeli violations against Palestinians, with notably strong criticism from Russia and China.
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2023-09-21 21:39
Presidential souvenir: 3,506 Achaemenid tablets returned from U.S.
TEHRAN—This evening, when Iran’s presidential jet touched down in Tehran, it brought the fourth batch of Achaemenid clay tablets from the U.S., where they had been kept on loan for nine decades.
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2023-09-20 22:42
By Mohammad Ali Senobari
Last minute note for the captain of the White House
TEHRAN- Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi visited New York on September 18 to attend the 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA78).
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2023-09-20 22:12
Raisi meets Japan, Iraq, Tajikistan and Pakistan leaders in New York
TEHRAN- On the second day of his trip to New York, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held talks with the leaders of Tajikistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Japan.
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2023-09-11 22:58
Environmental harm is partly result of wars imposed by outsiders: Iran FM
TEHRAN- Iran’s foreign minister has ascribed a slew of environmental issues, as well as the sources of dust and sand storms across the region, to conflicts imposed by extra-regional countries to advance their own objective
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2023-09-07 00:05
Sanctions should be terminated if they result in humanitarian consequences: envoy
TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani has underlined the need for the ongoing assessment of sanctions due to their humanitarian consequences.
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2023-09-03 22:56
Iran says US doesn’t deserve membership in UN Human Rights Council
TEHRAN- Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva has said that the United States does not deserve membership in the Human Rights Council given its poor record on human rights.