United Nations
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UNSC not able to take action on US move against Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – UN Security Council President Dian Triansyah Djani said on Tuesday that he is not in a position to take further action on the attempt by the US to re-impose all UN sanctions on Iran.
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IAEA’s reports indicate reduction of Iran’s JCPOA commitments
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that IAEA’s reports indicate that Iran has taken all the five steps to reduce commitments to JCPOA.
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Iranian envoy warns on weakening UN position
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – The Iranian Ambassador to France warned about undermining and weakening the international status of the United Nation in international bodies.
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UNSC members expected to resist US’ illegal move
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations termed US efforts to extend arms embargo on Iran ‘illegal’, urging the members to stand against US’ unilateralism.
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UN diplomat:
‘So good chance this US draft will fail by Friday’
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – According to UN director for conflict prevention advocacy body the International Crisis Group, the new draft resolution of US on extending arms embargo against Iran will most likely be rejected by UNSC members.
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Intl. community must stop US destroying world of laws : Zarif
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that international community must stop US destroying the world of laws.
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Extending arms embargo on Iran lacks legal basis
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – A Chinese diplomat at the UN said that extending the Arms Embargo on Iran in whatever form lacks legal basis and will undermine efforts to preserve the Nuclear Deal.
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PGCC must not follow US: Vaezi
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) must not follow the US.
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PGCC Sec. Gen. letter to UN document forgery, blatant fraud
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Mohsen Baharvand named PGCC Secretary-General's letter to the UN as document forgery and a blatant fraud.
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Briefing on Iran's daily developments
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The following are the latest developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran in the last 24 hours.
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UN experts renew call for removal of US anti-human sanctions
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – A group of UN experts has once agian called for unilateral US sanctions to be lifted on countries including Iran, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, and Cuba.
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UN envoy condemns US' support for 'Tondar' terrorist group
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – In a letter to UN Secretary-General, Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN condemned the US support for 'Tondar' terrorist group and called the international body to take the required measures against such support.
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Iran urges UN to hold US accountable for plane harassment
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Iran has called on the United Nations to hold the United States accountable for the harassment of an Iranian passenger plane by two US fighter jets in the skies over Syria last month.
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UN scrambles to get food, medical aid to Beirut
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – The United Nations said Friday it was urgently trying to get food, aid and medical equipment to Beirut following the devastating explosion that ripped apart the Lebanese capital's port.
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'Iran not to consider Hook’s departure as game-changer'
TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – In reaction to Brian Hook’s departure, the spokesman for Iran’s mission to the United Nations said that Iran will not do so regardless of who is in charge of implementing this bankrupt policy.
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UN:
Assassinating cmdr. violation of Iraq territorial integrity
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – In its latest report, the United Nations on Wed. said that the United States has violated Iraqi territorial integrity by assassinating former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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UN experts warn:
Yemen to face famine and starvation in 2020
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – UN experts have warned that 2020 will be the worst year of famine and starvation for the impoverished and war-torn civilians of Yemen.
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Iran to chair a council at UN Human Settlements Program
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic of Iran has become the presidet of Executive Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Program for one year.
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Hunger increases across world: FAO
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – The United Nations agencies say that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger, warning if recent trends continue, the number of people affected by hunger will surpass 840 million by 2030.
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UN envoy failed on ‘all levels’ in Yemen: diplomat
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Yemeni Ambassador to Iran Ibrahim Mohammad Mohammad al-Deilami pointed to the failure of the UN special envoy for Yemen during these years.
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Iran urges UN to take action to protect Yemeni civilians
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iran has called on the United Nations to take necessary measures to protect the lives of Yemeni civilians against the aggressions of the Saudi-led coalition.
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UN envoy calls for probe into Yemeni civilian deaths
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen has called for an investigation into Wednesday's airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition that killed at least 11 civilians, including children in al-Jawf province.
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JCPOA last decade’s greatest diplomatic achievement: Zarif
TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif referred to JCPOA as the last decade’s greatest diplomatic achievement.
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Saudi-led coalition violates ceasefire in Yemen
TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Saudi mercenaries violated the ceasefire in Yemen and launched a series of attacks on Marib, Al-Jawf, and Al-Bayda provinces.
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Iran UN envoy:
Gen. Soleimani's assassination clear example of state terror
TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations described the brutal assassination of Martyr Soleimani, the hero of the fight against terrorism in the region, as a clear example of state terrorism.
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UN urges more protection against new zoonoses
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – To prevent the next pandemic, the UN has called for much more deliberate protection of the natural environment to prevent other zootonic diseases from transmitting into the human population from animals.
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Iran’s Parl. speaker pens letter to heads of intl. assemblies on Israeli occupation
TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf penned letters to the heads and secretary generals of international institutions and forums and called on them to adopt decisive steps in confronting and halting Israeli regime’s illegal measures.
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UN Secretary-General urges countries to boost economic coop. with Iran
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – In the latest report on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2231, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged other countries to boost economic cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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UN Security Council must extend Iran’s arms embargo: Pompeo
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the UN Security Council on Tuesday to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October.
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By Stephen Lendman
The United Nations: An imperial tool
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Headquartered in New York with offices in Geneva, Vienna, The Hague, and Nairobi, the UN is supposed to be an intergovernmental organization that champions peace, opposes war, and represents the rights, interests, and welfare of all nations and people everywhere equitably.