United Nations

UN envoy:

Iran will never choose war, but entitled to self-defense

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – In a letter to UN Security Council, Iran has warned about the recent alarming security situation in the Persian Gulf region, saying that while it will never choose war as an option, the country is entitled to self-defense.
2019-05-21 10:28
Pres. Rouhani:

‘Dialogue Among Civilizations’ intellectual gift of Iranian nation

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – President Rouhani said ‘Dialogue Among Civilizations’, an Iranian proposal adopted by the UN back in 2001, is the intellectual and theoretical gift of the Iranian nation to the world.
2019-05-20 10:12
UN urges Britain to probe troops’ alleged murder, torture, abuse in Iraq

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The UN Committee Against Torture has called on the UK to investigate claims of murder, torture and abuse by its troops in Iraq.
2019-05-19 18:31
Libyan GNA preparing for broad military operation against Haftar forces

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The forces of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Saturday preparations for a broader military operation in Tripoli against the Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by Saudi-backed Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
2019-05-19 12:10
UN calls for maximum restraint in Persian Gulf region

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – The United Nations on Thursday called for "maximum restraint" from all parties in the Persian Gulf region.
2019-05-17 13:14
Iran no threat to anybody in Iraq or elsewhere: Iran mission to UN

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Iran has rejected the United States' claims that ‘Iranian activities’ endanger American sites and troops in Iraq, saying the Islamic Republic is no threat to anybody in Iraq or elsewhere.
2019-05-16 13:41
UN's Guterres names JCPOA major achievement in diplomacy

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as a major diplomatic achievement, expressing hope that the international document could be saved following the US’s withdrawal.
2019-05-09 11:40
UN report links missile strikes on Libya's government to UAE

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – UN experts are investigating missile strikes near Libya's capital that were point to possible involvement by the United Arab Emirates, according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Monday.
2019-05-07 15:35
UN expresses concern over escalation of violence in Gaza Strip

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, said he is “deeply concerned” by yet another dangerous escalation in Gaza and the tragic loss of lives of Palestinians.
2019-05-05 15:35
Iran UN envoy:

US effort to misuse UN resolution 2231 are doomed to failure

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht-e Ravanchi said on Thursday that US attempt to misuse UNSC Resolution 2231 will go nowhere.
2019-05-02 13:08
Iran says US barriers to implement UNSC res. 2231 ‘destructive, hypocritical’

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations condemned US efforts to force others to violate UN Security Council resolution 2231, saying that the US policy is ‘truly a destructive and hypocritical’.
2019-05-02 10:52
Turkish politician:

Impossible to drive Iran’s oil export to zero

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – Condemning the US move to force Turkey to buy oil from Saudi Arabia and UAE instead of Iran , Faruk logoglu says the US move is flagrant violation of international law and he sovereign right of nations to trade freely.
2019-05-01 00:10
Passing of time proved Iran’s opinion about regional crisis true: deputy FM min.

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – “From the beginning of the regional crises, Iran did not believe in military solutions to resolve them and passing of time proved the idea as true,” Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholamhossein Dehghani said in a meeting with UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo on Tuesday.
2019-04-30 19:30
Deputy FM:

US anti-Iran pressure detrimental to NPT, regional security

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs said that US pressure to dismantle JCPOA is detrimental to regional stability and security and also to Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
2019-04-30 09:20
FM Zarif leaves New York for Tehran

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who had traveled to the United States last week to attend a high-level UN meeting, left New York early Monday for Tehran.
2019-04-29 09:23
Zarif, Guterres hold talks in NY

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York.
2019-04-24 21:35
At UN intl. event:

Zarif calls for forming alliance against unilateralism

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addressed the High Level Meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate and promote the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace at UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
2019-04-24 21:32
UNGA president against US’ unilateral sanctions on Iran: spox

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Monica Grayley, the spokesperson for the President of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, says the UNGA president is against the US’ unilateral sanctions against Iran.
2019-04-24 14:04
FM Zarif:

WH more concerned about Israeli regime than US interests

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the White House is showing more concern and attention to Israeli regime’s interests than to the United States.
2019-04-24 09:58
Iran’s new UN envoy submits credentials to Guterres

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Iran’s newly-appointed Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi submitted his credentials to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York on Tuesday.
2019-04-24 09:13
Zarif departs for New York to attend intl. event

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif departed Tehran for New York this morning to attend UN event aiming to promote International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.
2019-04-23 08:55
UN special envoy for Iraqi affairs confers with Iran’s Zarif

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Janine Hines Plachkart, met and held talks in Tehran on Monday.
2019-04-15 11:30
US in charge of its anti-IRGC act outcomes: Zarif to UN

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Iran regards US accountable for any possible distress in the region caused by its anti-IRGC decision, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote in his letter to the UN secretary general and Security Council complaining to the international body about Washington’s designation of the IRGC as a terrorist group.
2019-04-12 11:39
UN representative visits Lorestan’s flood-hit areas

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Iran Ugochi Daniels arrived at Khorramabad, capital of Lorestan West province on Wednesday morning to visit the flood-affected areas and to investigate the damages.
2019-04-10 15:39
Takht-Ravanchi appointed as Iran’s representative to UN

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s deputy director of the presidential chief of staff, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, has been appointed as the Islamic Republic’s permanent representative to the United Nations.
2019-04-09 15:53
UN establishes payment channel to aid flood-hit areas in Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – The United Nations (UN) has created a specific banking payment channel for Iran to receive cash aids for its flood-stricken areas, the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Iran Ugochi Daniels announced in a news conference on Monday.
2019-04-08 16:18
It is clear to all which countries are financing terrorism: Larijani

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Sun. that it is clear to everyone today which countries are financing and supporting terrorist groups in the region.
2019-04-08 09:09
UN Security Council urges Libya's Haftar to avoid confrontation

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – The UN Security Council urged the Libyan National Army (LNA) to avoid military confrontation, according to a statement read out after an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Friday.
2019-04-06 10:48
UN, Iranian officials discuss concrete rescue measures to flood victims

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Members of the United Nations office in Tehran met with senior Iranian government officials, coordinating further rescue measures to the flood-hit people across the country, a senior UN representative said.
2019-04-05 12:51
Golan is an occupied Syrian land: Guterres

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirmed that the Golan is “an occupied Syrian land.”
2019-04-04 12:26