Antonio Guterres

Deliberate targeting of nuclear facility war crime: Zarif

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Iranian Foreign Minister said that deliberate targeting of a safeguarded nuclear facility is nuclear terrorism and a war crime.

UN chief criticizes vaccine distribution around world

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – The UN Secretary-General has criticized the way the Covid vaccine is produced and distributed around the world.

Iran rejects any involvement in rocket attacks on Ain al-Asad

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – In a letter to the UN Secretary-General, Majid Takht-Ravanchi rejected any direct or indirect Iran's involvement in the recent attacks on the US base in Ain al-Asad.

Over 88mn people suffering from acute hunger in worldwide: UN

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The United Nations has warned that more than 88 million people around the world are suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts and instabilities.

Risk of famine threatens 60% of Syrian people: UN chief says

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General has warned of risk of famine in Syria which threatens 60 percent of the country's population.

UN chief affirms commitment to coop. with Damascus

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, affirmed strong commitment to working for the interest of the Syrian people and cooperation with the Syrian government.

UN calls for Iran's help to bring peace to Yemen

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – In a phone talk with the Iranian Foreign Minister, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for the continuation of Iran's prominent efforts to help bring peace to Yemen.

COVID-19 vaccination ‘wildly uneven and unfair’: Guterres

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the goal of providing vaccines to all as “the biggest moral test before the global community”, underlining that everyone, must be included.

Iran warns of ‘decisive response’ to any Israeli adventurism

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Iran has reacted to the provocative and hawkish comments of an Israeli official, stressing that it will give a crushing response to any threat by the occupying regime.

UN chief calls for US, Iran to work towards nuclear solution

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the United States and Iran to work together to break their current stalemate on the international nuclear accord but said he did not expect a quick outcome.

UN Secretary-General:

Zionists settlement construction clear violation of Intl. law

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed that the Zionist Regime's decision to build 800 new housing units in the Occupied Palestinian Territories has no legal validity and is a clear violation of international law.

UN calls for preserving trade relation of countries with Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political Affairs called on preservation of trade relations of countries with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Dec. 20

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Mehr News takes a look at the headlines of Iran’s Persian-language dailies on Sunday, December 20.

Guterres calls for full return of Iran to JCPOA commitments

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Regretting the US unilateral withdrawal from the JCPOA and the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, the UN Secretary-General called on Iran to return to the full implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Ghalibaf to Guterres:

Silence in face of terrorist acts threatening peace in region

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in a message to the UN Secretary General António Guterres on Monday said that silence in the face of terrorist acts threatens peace and security in the region.

Takht-Ravanchi:

Serious clues show Tel Aviv behind scientist terror attack

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations said that there are “serious indications of Israeli responsibility” in the assassination of an Iranian scientist and it reserves the right to defend itself.

UN chief reacts to Iranian scientist’s assassination

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The UN Secretary-General has reacted to the assassination of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist.

Zarif:

Ending Yemen war ‘Intl. community’s long overdue duty'

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lambasted the inhumane crimes against the Yemeni people, saying that ending the tragedy in the war-torn country is a long-overdue responsibility of the international community.

JCPOA important for securing Persian Gulf region: Guterres

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called JCPOA as one of the most important instruments for securing the Persian Gulf region.

It is up to UNSC to decide on resolutions, not US: UN chief

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The UN secretary-general says it is up to the Security Council to interpret its resolution on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, following the US threats to snapback all sanctions against Iran.

UN Sec. Gen.:

All countries must take all possible measures to save JCPOA

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres called on countries to take all possible measures to safeguard Iran’s nuclear deal entitled “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA”.

FM Zarif holds phone talk with UN chief Guterres

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a phone conversation with Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, on Thursday.

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.

Iran urges UN to help following up abducted diplomats' case

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 – Iran has called on the United Nations to assist following up the case of four Iranian diplomats who were kidnapped in Lebanon about 38 years ago.

US is not allowed to disrupt legal trade: Zarif

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that legal trade continues around the world, and the United States is not allowed to disrupt any legal trade.

US bullying behaviors jeopardizing UN credibility, intl. peace: Zarif

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – In a tweet on Saturday, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif named US bullying behaviors a big threat to UN credibility as well as international peace and security.

FM Zarif writes to UN chief Guterres on US deal breaking

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote a letter to the United Nation Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on US deal breakings and sanctions against Iran.

UN chief urges 'inclusive dialogue' between Yemeni sides

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has expressed concerns over the ongoing crisis in Yemen, calling on the “relevant stakeholders” to exercise restraint and engage in an inclusive dialogue.

Zarif holds phone talks with Iraqi, Omani counterparts

TEHRAN, Apr. 263 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate phone talks with his Iraqi and Omani counterparts on Sunday to discuss a host of issues of mutual interest.