Antonio Guterres
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Launching attack on Rafah unacceptable: UN chief
TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the Israeli army's attack on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah is unacceptable.
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UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has once again called for an immediate ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
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Amir-Abdollahian to UN chief:
Iran to continue peace-making efforts in region
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has told the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres that Iran will continue its efforts to create peace and security in region amid the Zionist regime's war on Gaza.
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Rafah ground invasion would be ‘intolerable’, says UN chief
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that a ground invasion of Rafah would be “intolerable” and called on the Israeli regime and Hamas “to go an extra mile” to reach a truce deal.
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UNSC to hold meeting regrading mass graves in Gaza
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The United Nations Security Council is set to convene a closed meeting regarding the discovery of mass graves in different areas across the Gaza Strip.
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UN chief:
Operation in Rafah to have devastating impact on Middle East
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – A military operation in Rafah, if Israel ventures it, will be a most dangerous escalation of the Middle East conflict, which will entail serious consequences for the entire region, United Nations Secretary-General says.
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Iran FM tells UN chief only part of Israeli positions struck
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday in New York that Iran sufficed to strike only part of Israel’s military positions: FM to UN chief in its recent reprisal attack.
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Amir-Abdollahian:
Legitimate self-defense, punishing Israel only option
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that resorting to the defensive operation and punishing the Zionist regime was the only option left for Iran, due to the ineffectiveness of the UNSC.
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UN Sec-Gen reacts to Iran's attack against Zionist regime
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – Commenting on Iran’s latest drone and missile attack on Israel, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the international community cannot afford another war.
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Iran FM, UN chief discuss Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate
TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – The UN spokesperson announced that Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Tuesday about Israel's attack on the country's consulate in Damascus, Syria.
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UN chief condemns Israeli strike on Iran’s Syria consulate
TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the Israel;i regime's attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria.
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UN chief visits Gaza border in new plea for ceasefire
TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Egypt’s border with Gaza on Saturday to renew pleas for a ceasefire that could bring relief to a territory devastated by more than five months of Israel's war in Gaza.
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UN chief warns against danger of famine in northern Gaza
TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a new report warning that famine is now imminent in northern Gaza is an “appalling indictment” of the situation on the ground.
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UN chief calls for Ramadan truce in Gaza, Sudan
TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for ceasefires in Gaza and Sudan during the holy month of Ramadan.
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'Nuclear shadow' returned to haunt humanity: UN chief
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – The shadow of nuclear apocalypse, which loomed over humanity last century, has made a comeback, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
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Iran supports UN chief's efforts to end genocidal war in Gaza
TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran supports efforts by the UN chief to put an end to Israel's genocidal war against the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip.
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Iran senior diplomat, UN's Guterres confer Afghan issues
TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – The ambassador and Iran's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi stressed solving Afghanistan's problems with a regional approach in a meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations.
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UN Secretary General felicitates Iran’s National Day
TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has extended warm congratulations to President Ebrahim Raisi over Iran’s National Day which marks the victory anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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UN chief:
UN to focus on resolving conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza in 2024
TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Resolving the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza will be the focus of the United Nations’ work for peace and security in 2024, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
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UN chief says ICJ decisions binding
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says decisions of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are binding after the top court last week ordered all states to cease funding Israel's military actions in Gaza.
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UN chief calls for immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday yet again called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.
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In letter to UN chief:
Iran FM calls on UN to force Israel to stop Syria aggression
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to condemn Israel’s recent targeting of Iranian military advisors in Syria.
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UN calls for urgent reforms to multilateral institutions
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) –UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for an overhaul of the world's multilateral institutions, saying they "are no longer fit for purpose."
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UN chief:
Palestinians' right to build their state must be recognized
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – The United Nations secretary-general urges all parties across the international community to recognize Palestinians' right to statehood.
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Iran VP criticizes ‘unfair’ UNSC veto mechanism
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s First Vice-president Mohammad Mokhber has criticized the veto power existing in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), calling it an unfair mechanism that weakens the UN position.
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UN chief calls for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire' in Gaza
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The United Nations secretary general has called for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israel's genocidal war for more than three months.
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Iran's foreign minister:
US-UK illegal attacks on Yemen could escalate tensions
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has told the Secretary General of the United Nations that the US-UK aggression against Yemen can lead to the escalation of tensions in the West Asian region.
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UN spokesperson:
Guterres sees assassination of al-Arouri as worrying issue
TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sees the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, a senior Hamas leader, in an Israeli strike in Beirut as a worrying development, said a UN spokesperson on Tuesday.
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Iran has no group affiliated with its armed forces anywhere
TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN has said that the Islamic Republic of Iran has no group affiliated with its armed forces, whether in Syria, Iraq, or elsewhere.
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"Humanity is in pain" UN chief says in New Year message
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – "2023 has been a year of enormous suffering, violence, and climate chaos. Humanity is in pain. Our planet is in peril. 2023 is the hottest year on record," Antonio Guterres said in a video message for the new year.