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2022-06-15 20:55
Sanctions profoundly affected lives of Iranians: UN Special Rapporteur
TEHRAN - Alena Douhan, the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur, who recently visited Iran, spoke about the effects of sanctions on Iran, especially the lives of ordinary Iranians.
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2022-06-12 21:17
Iran FM talks to UN chief, calls IAEA resolution hasty, politically-motivated
TEHRAN- Iran's Foreign Minister has chastised the United States and its three European allies, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, for filing an anti-Iranian resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors, calling the move “hasty and politically motivated”.
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2022-06-11 21:10
World should move to end unilateral coercive measures: Iran
TEHRAN - The deputy ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Zahra Ershadi, has condemned the unilateral coercive and unjust measures that affect the health and medical sectors in countries, calling on the international community to take an effective step to end the unilateral sanctions against Iran.
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2022-06-05 22:05
Anti-Iran sanctions new method of war against civilians: Envoy
TEHRAN- The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to hold some states accountable for employing economic sanctions against civilian populations in other countries.
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2022-06-05 12:11
Iran hails Yemen truce extension, insists on political solution
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Saturday welcoming the extension of a UN-brokered truce between warring sides in Yemen for another two months, reaffirming Tehran’s support for a political settlement of the eight-year crisis.
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2022-05-29 18:32
Russia ready to resume talks as UN warns of food crisis
President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed the Russian side’s openness to the “resumption of dialogue” with Ukraine while warning against the delivery of weapons to the war zone.
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2022-05-28 21:24
Iran demands UN to condemn assassination of IRGC colonel
TEHRAN - Iran's ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi has called on the United Nations to condemn the assassination of an Iranian IRGC colonel, saying it is part of the UN's “responsibilities to genuinely fight terrorism and in a non-discriminatory manner.”
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2022-05-25 21:58
Silence on Israeli atrocities led to death of Palestinian journalist: diplomat
TEHRAN - Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations noted on Tuesday that veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, was the victim of the international community's apathy on Israel's atrocities.
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2022-05-24 21:12
Iranian envoy stresses right of UN members to self-defense
TEHRAN- Majid Takht Ravanchi, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, asserted on Monday that any framework agreed by the General Assembly on the management of conventional munitions must accept member states' right to self-defense.
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2022-05-23 21:48
Sanctions have aggravated economic, humanitarian crises in Syria: envoy
TEHRAN - More than a decade of conflict, foreign involvement, terrorism, and occupation have wreaked havoc on the Syrian people, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has said.
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2022-05-20 18:26
Iran affirms support for UN efforts to solve food insecurity
TEHRAN - Majid Takht Ravanchi, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, has expressed support for the United Nations’ efforts to address problems affecting food security.
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2022-05-07 21:47
Iran FM to UN chief: U.S. must take ‘brave and realistic’ decision
TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has criticized the U.S. Senate bill against Iran, saying that the U.S. must make a “brave and realistic” decision in order to correct its past mistakes in efforts to revive the JCPOA, the official name for the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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2022-04-27 15:47
Al-Aqsa Mosque must be protected under international law: Iran’s UN envoy
TEHRAN- Iran's UN envoy has sharply criticized Israel's latest assault on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and warned the Zionist regime of the repercussions of its actions, emphasizing that the holy site must be safeguarded under “international law”.
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2022-04-26 17:56
UN calls on U.S. to alleviate Afghan suffering
A group of UN-appointed experts have issued a warning over the harmful consequences on Afghans, especially women, as a result of the United States’ freezing of Afghanistan’s assets.
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2022-04-23 18:11
Iran calls on UN to take immediate action in support of Palestinian people
TEHRAN – Iran’s representative to the United Nations has urged the international body to take immediate action in support of the Palestinian people.
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2022-04-23 18:10
Daesh’s presence in Afghanistan has led to escalation of terrorist acts in the region: diplomat
TEHRAN - The assistant head of the Iranian Mission to the United Nations, Zahra Ershadi, on Friday affirmed that the presence of the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan has led to an escalation of terrorist activities in the region.
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2022-04-19 21:22
Diplomatic pressure mounts on Tel Aviv as Jordan calls for expulsion of Israeli ambassador
TEHRAN— As the Israeli regime’s mercenaries are increasing pressure on the Palestinian worshippers who are on fast in the holy month of Ramadan, public opinion has risen against the usurpers of the holy Quds.
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2022-04-11 21:40
Judiciary releases report to UN on improvement of human rights in Iran
TEHRAN- The Iranian Judiciary's High Council for Human Rights has issued its midterm assessment on human rights status in Iran to the United Nations, reporting “huge progress”.
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2022-04-09 21:48
Iran expresses concern over politicization of UNHRC
TEHRAN- The United Nations General Assembly’s resolution on suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is politically motivated, Iran’s ambassador to the UN said in a statement on Thursday.
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2022-04-06 21:15
Iran urges international community to pressure Israel to join NPT
TEHRAN- Iran's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations on Tuesday urged the international community to exert pressure on the Israeli regime to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
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2022-04-03 21:24
Iran FM discusses Yemen ceasefire, Vienna talks with UN chief
TEHRAN — United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres spoke over the phone with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.
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2022-03-26 15:53
Iran insists on urgent resolution of Ukraine conflict based on int’l law
TEHRAN - Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says Tehran remains “deeply concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine,” reiterating Tehran’s call for an “urgent and peaceful” resolution of the conflict in Ukraine in line with “international law”.
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2022-03-11 21:41
Iran calls for full, non-discriminatory implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention
TEHRAN - Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has called to the full implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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2022-03-04 22:35
Iran's UN envoy: Resolution against Russia not impartial
TEHRAN- Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has explained why Tehran abstained from voting on an anti-Russian UN General Assembly resolution.
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2022-03-04 19:14
Iran warns of humanitarian calamity in Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Zahra Ershadi, deputy permanent representative of Iran to the UN, has said that Afghanistan still faces the possibility of a humanitarian calamity.
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2022-03-02 23:26
UN Security Council resolution on Yemen taints peace, Tehran says
TEHRAN- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson has slammed the latest renewal of an arms embargo against Yemen's popular Houthi resistance movement, which has been defending the nation against a Saudi-led assault since March 2015.
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2022-03-02 18:47
Iran participates in high-ranking meeting of the UN Human Rights Council
TEHRAN - An Iranian delegation led by Kazem Gharibabadi, the Judiciary’s deputy chief for international affairs and secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Headquarters, has participated in a high-ranking meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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2022-03-01 18:20
Legacy of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
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2022-02-26 18:39
Presence of foreign troops in Syria led to rise of terrorism: ambassador
TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi has said that the illegal presence of foreign forces in Syria has created conditions for the activities of terrorist groups.
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2022-02-19 21:39
Munich Security Conference: Opportunity to clarify Iran’s strategy
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrived in Munich on Friday to participate at the annual Munich Security Conference (MSC).