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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 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.

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 reacts to Israel's deadly strike on Yemen

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reacted to the Israeli aggression against Yemen which left several others killed and injured on Saturday night.

UN chief pays tribute to late Iranian president, FM

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) - The UN Secretary-General visited the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in New York to pay tribute to the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

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.

Iran FM arrives in New York for UNSC meeting on Palestine

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – Iran's foreign minister arrived at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York Thur. to take part in the UN Security Council meeting on Palestine and to continue consultations with participating officials.

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UN chief heartbroken by Muslims in Gaza, Sudan

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says his heart is "broken" as Muslims in the war-torn Gaza Strip and many others elsewhere cannot properly celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the conclusion of the Ramadan.

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.

'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.

Iran FM discusses Gaza, Red Sea with UN chief

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Iran's top diplomat discussed the new developments in the besieged Gaza Strip and the Red Sea with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the Security Council meeting on the Middle East in New York.

UN chief:

US needs to lift bans on Iran’s oil for JCPOA to resume

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the US to lift or waive its sanctions against Iran’s oil sector to resume the US-abandoned Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

UN chief slams Israel targeting of ambulance convoy in Gaza

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – The United Nations secretary general and aid agencies working in the besieged Gaza Strip have condemned an Israeli airstrike targeting a convoy of ambulances carrying wounded people in the north of the territory.

Godawful nightmare in Gaza must be ended: UN chief

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a humanitarian ceasefire and action to end the godawful nightmare in Gaza.

War in Ukraine must be stopped: UN chief

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Secretary-General of the United Nations, who is visiting Moldova concurrent with the third month of war in Ukraine, said that catastrophe and crisis of refugees show that the war is meaningless and must immediately be stopped.

Headlines of Iran’s Persian dailies on May 7

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Mehr News agency takes a look at headlines of Iran’s Persian-language dailies on Saturday, May 7.