Antonio Guterres

UN chief:

World may be running out of words to describe Gaza situation

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – "The world may be running out of words to describe the situation in Gaza, but we will never run away from the truth," according to Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General.

Iran diplomat, Guterres's deputy discuss Iran-US talks, Gaza

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh met and held talks with Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

Guterres refrains from condemning Israeli strikes on Beirut

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, and his spokesperson have described the recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon as highly dangerous, but they refrained from condemning these actions.

UN chief felicitates Nowruz to countries celebrating it

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Gutters has congratulated Nowruz-celebrating countries in a post on social media.

Arab Summit in Cairo rejects Trump's plan to expel Gazans

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Arab leaders convened for an emergency summit in Cairo on Tuesday, facing pressure from the United States Donald Trump administration to displace Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Iran FM Araghchi meets with UN chief Guterres in Geneva

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Geneva on Monday.

Tehran urges UN to take firm stance against Trump's Gaza plan

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the United Nations should take a firm stance against Trump's plan for forced displacement of Palestinians out of Gaza, warning that "the dangerous plot" is a threat to global peace.

UN receives encyclopedia of Iranian cictims of terrorism

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations provided the UN chief with the Encyclopedia of 23,323 Iranian Victims of Terrorism, saying Iran has been a pioneer in the fight against terrorism and also a primary victim of it.

FM Araghchi reacts to UN chief remarks on Iran nuclear program

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi reacted to the statements made by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres against Iran at the Davos meeting on Wednesday.

UN chief Guterres comments on peaceful Iran nuclear program

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made comments on peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.

Israeli airstrikes in Yemen 'alarming': UN chief

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns the recent escalation in hostilities between Yemen and Israel, his associate spokesperson said Thursday.

UN chief reacted to 'Israeli airstrikes' on Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly denounced "recent and extensive violations of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity," and urged Israel to end attacks.

Syrians to determine Syria's future: UN chief

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that the future of Syria is a matter for the Syrians to determine and that there is much work to be done to ensure an orderly political transition to renewed institutions.

No alternative to “indispensable” UNRWA: UN chief

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the adoption by the Knesset of Israel of two laws which would likely prevent UNRWA´s continuing its essential work in Occupied Palestinian Territory.

UN chief welcomes Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, his spokesman said in a statement.

Iran FM, UN Sec. Gen. discuss Gaza, Lebanon developments

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister and UN Secretary-General met and held talks regarding Gaza and Lebanon developments on the sideline of the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in Portugal.

UN slams landmine threat after US announces Ukraine supply

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Monday the "renewed threat" of anti-personnel landmines, coming just days after the United States announced it would provide such weapons to Ukraine during the war.

UN chief declares full respect for ICC independence

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his respect for the independence of the International Criminal Court after the court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister and former war Minister.

UN chief 'deeply concerned' over Israeli bills to ban UNRWA

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed grave concern over bills passed by Israel’s parliament banning a UN relief agency, aka UNRWA, from operating in the country, which could affect its work in the Gaza Strip.

Awadi:

Iraq lodges UN complaint over Israel using of its airspace

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Iraq has submitted a letter of protest to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Security Council, condemning Israel's use of the Arab nation’s airspace to launch an air strike on several military sites in neighboring Iran.

UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israel attack on Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – The UN secretary general on Saturday called for an immediate halt to all escalatory actions in the West Asia following overnight attacks by the Zionist regime against targets in Iran.

UN envoy:

Over 470,000 Gazans ‘perishing en masse’ in north amid siege

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations has warned that thousands of people in northern Gaza are facing an imminent massacre as Israeli military continues its weeks-long siege and heavy bombardment of the region.

BRICS intl. forum pres.:

Guterres visit to Kazan shows BRICS became important for West

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ visit to the BRICS Summit in Kazan shows that the association has become important for the West as well, President of the BRICS International Forum Purnima Anand said.

UN chief warns of 'intolerable' looming famine in Gaza

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned of “intolerable” looming famine in the Gaza Strip.

Any Israeli adventurism to receive decisive response

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says that any adventurism by the Israeli regime will face Iran's serious response.

UN chief:

Israeli attacks on UNIFIL 'may constitute a war crime'

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – The UN Secretary-General has condemned recent Israeli attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, saying that it “may constitute a war crime.”

Israeli regime levels new accusation against UN chief

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The Israeli regime has defended its decision to ban the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, accusing the chief of the world’s top international body of “anti-Semitic behavior.”

UN chief warns about blocking UNRWA by Zionist regime

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – The UN Secretary-General expressed "profound concern" over Israel's draft legislation that could prevent UNRWA, the UN relief agency for Palestinians, from continuing its essential work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

UN chief warns Lebanon is on verge of all-out war

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Lebanon is "on the verge of an all-out war," but there is still time to stop, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

UN chief calls for end to suffering in West Asia

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – The world community must not lose hope and work to end the suffering that has engulfed the West Asia, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.