UN General Assembly

Pezeshkian meets Iraqi PM in New York to discuss ties, region

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met and held talks on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly.

Pezeshkian meets with Bangladesh PM in NYC

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – On the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Masoud Pezeshkian met and held talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman Wednesday.

Top Iranian security official:

Trump’s UN speech ‘clumsy defense of a defeated aggressor’

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran made during his address to the United Nations General Assembly.

In his UNGA address:

Pezeshkian stresses Iran's full readiness for defense

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the UN General Assembly Wednesday, stressing that Iran is both ready for negotiations while it is fully prepared to firmly defend itself agaianst aggressors.

President Masoud Pezeshkian to address UNGA in NY tonight

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will deliver a speech at the 81st UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday evening at 19:35 (Tehran local time).

Iranian, Belarusian FMs meet in New York

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov met and held talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.

Mamdani again calls for detaining Netanyahu in NYC

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani renewed his call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be arrested for war crimes and accused him of visiting a “genocide” on Palestinians.

Algerian interior minister receives President Pezeshkian

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Algeria's Interior Minister welcomed President Masoud Pezeshkian in Algeria while he was en route to New York.

Pres. Pezeshkian:

UNGA meeting ‘an opportunity to utter Iran’s strength, power'

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that UN General Assembly (UNGA) is an opportunity to explain the power and authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the world people, vowing to firmly defend Iran's positions.

Iran FM Araghchi holds phone call with UN chief Guterres

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres upon his arrival in New York to participate in the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) meeting.

Defending just rights of Iranian nation main task of NY visit

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iran's foreign minister has said defending righteousness, rights and interests of the Iranian nation is the main task behind the visit of Iranian high-ranking officials to attend UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

Pres. Pezeshkian to depart for NY on Tue. for UNGA meeting

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will leave Tehran for New York on Tuesday to participate in the annual session of the 81st UN General Assembly (UNGA).

Araghchi departs for New York

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran left Tehran for the American city of New York on Sunday evening.

Pres. Pezeshkian to attend UNGA meeting in NY

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to travel to New York in the coming days to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting.

Attending UNGA a legal right, not a privilege: Iran spox

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Foreign ministry spokesman says that Iran will not abondon its right to be present in the UN General Assembly, stressing that attending the UN meeting is not a prividlege given by Washington.

UNGA reaffirms Palestinians’ right to self-determination

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday overwhelmingly adopted a draft resolution reaffirming the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, including the right to an independent State of Palestine.

UN General Assembly passes 5 pro-Palestine resolutions

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – The UN General Assembly has adopted five resolutions concerning Palestine, including measures on refugee assistance, UNRWA's mandate, Palestinian property rights, human rights violations, and Israeli settlements.

US blocked progress of nuclear talks in New York: Araghchi

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed Washington for the failure of his talks in New York, saying US’ obstructionism is the main factor for failure of Iran’s talks with the European troika and American side."

Europe brought talks on snapback to a failure: Pezeshkian

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said after returning home from the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) that it was the European powers who brought the talks on the snapback mechanism to a failure.

Iran, Venezuela FMs hold talk on countering unilateralism

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Yván Eduardo Gil Pinto in New York on Saturday on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) meeting.

US to revoke Colombian pres.'s visa after anti-Israel speech

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – The United States said Friday it will revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa after he delivered a fiery speech at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York condemning Israel’s assault on Gaza.

Pezeshkian in an interview with NBC:

Trump admin. on a path that will set fire to Middle East

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s actions could “set fire” to the region.

Netanyahu booed while delivering speech at UNGA

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was booed in the UN General Assembly on Friday.

Russia not reacting to unhealthy remarks by politicians at UN

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Russia is not responding to "unhealthy" statements by certain politicians at the UN, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told.