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UN Security Council urges Libya's Haftar to avoid confrontation

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – The UN Security Council urged the Libyan National Army (LNA) to avoid military confrontation, according to a statement read out after an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Friday.

UNSC condemns Trump's move in recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – President Trump's proclamation of Israeli regime's sovereignty over the Golan Heights was widely denounced at the UN Security Council's meeting on Wednesday.

In a letter to UNSC:

Iran warns Israeli regime of consequences of threatening its oil exports  

TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Caretaker of Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Es'hagh Al Habib, stressed that the country will not hesitate to use its inherent right to self-defense in case of any hostile measure by the Israeli regime.

EU to continue efforts to preserve Iran nuclear deal: Mogherini

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – European Union (EU) Foreign and Security Policy Chief Federica Mogherini on Tue. defended the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), saying that the EU is still striving for preserving the economic interests of Iran from the pact.

By: Heshmatollah Rahnama

US tyranny moves against Venezuela’s elected government

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – The gravity of the declaration of the coup d’etat against Maduro is sobering. The coup strategy integrates different variables: international pressure for recognition of the parallel government and chaos and death inside the country.

Iran raps Security Council for impinging on other UN organs’ duties

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Es'hagh Al Habib, said Fri. that the Security Council has neither the legal competence nor technical capacity to address issues such as climate-related disasters.

Russia calls US-Polish conf. on Iran 'counterproductive'

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MAN) – Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC session on Tue. slammed a planned US-Polish conference on the Middle East as "counterproductive" because of its narrow focus on countering Iran.

Syrian FM:

Israeli aggression on Syria part of attempts to prolong crisis

DAMASCUS, Jan. 22 (MNA) – The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said on Monday that the Israeli aggression carried out at dawn on Damascus and its Countryside is an attempt to prolong the crisis in Syria and the terrorist war on it.

Syria condemns US-led coalition repeated crimes against civilians in Deir Ezzor

DAMASCUS , Jan. 20 (MNA) – Syria has condemned, in strongest terms, the continued attacks of the US-led coalition on Syrian civilians and the great damage caused by such attacks to infrastructure, economic, service, oil and gas facilities and to public and private properties in Syria.

20 civilians, kids included, martyred in US-led coalition airstrikes

DEIR EZZOR, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Twenty civilians, including women and children, have been killed in new airstrikes carried out by the US-led international coalition in al-Baghouz Foqani village, in Deir Ezzor south-eastern countryside.

Tehran urges Paris to stop repeating false claims on Iran’s ballistic programs

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MAN) – Iran has rebuked The French Foreign Ministry’s provocative comments about Tehran’s ballistic missile programs, calling on Paris to avoid repeating such provocative comments.

New non-permanent UNSC members assume their seat

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Five new non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council assumed their seat in the international body on January 1, 2019.

Lavrov:

Reaching solution for crisis in Syria based on respecting its sovereignty, unity

MOSCOW, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed the need to continue efforts to eliminate terrorism completely and reach a political solution for crisis in Syria that respects its sovereignty and territorial integrity as per Security Council resolution no. 2254.

Security Council extends UNDOF mission in occupied Golan for six months

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (MNA) – The Security Council on Friday extended the mission of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the occupied Syrian Golan for six months.

Envoy lauds political successes in UN resolution on Yemen

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad, has hailed the two important political successes achieved in a new resolution that was endorsed by the UN Security Council on Yemen on Friday.

UN envoy calls for stopping politicization of humanitarian affairs in Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Bashar al-Jaafari, said that the Syrian government is the keenest side to provide all sorts of humanitarian aid to all its citizens across Syria, clarifying that it fulfills this duty completely in cooperation with the Syrian Arab red Crescent.

Iran rebukes US’ violation of international law

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s ِِDeputy Ambassador to the United Nations Es’hagh Al-e Habib urged the UN Security Council to rebuke the US’ violations of international resolutions.

US and allies rely on defunct resolutions: Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to the “latest mockery” of the US Secretary of State regarding Iran’s ballistic missile activity.

Larijani says UNSC doesn’t perform its duties

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that the United Nations Security Council does not carry out its duties on combating terrorism.

Zarif says resolution 2231 doesn’t restrict Iran’s missile program

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that resolution 2231 of UN Security Council does not limit Iran’s missile program.

Iran FM:

US admits UN resolution does not prohibit Iran’s missile program

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the United States has admitted that Resolution 2231 does not prohibit Iran's deterrent capabilities.

Zarif highlights US hypocritical behavior towards UN resolution

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US is falsely accusing Iran of violating UN Security Council 2231 resolution while it has earlier breached the same resolution.

Current situation in Iran far better than that of previous sanctions era: MoD

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said that Iran’s current conditions are substantially better than that of the previous era under sanctions, before signing the Nuclear Deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action).

Lavrov,Cavusoglu discuss holding new Astana meeting on Syria

MOSCOW, Nov.10 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed during a telephone conversation with Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu preparations for a new meeting within the framework of the Astana platform.

Iran’s UN envoy:

World condemnation of US sanctions, pragmatic support to multilateralism

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s UN ambassador Khoshroo called on world community to strongly condemn and reject the US sanctions, saying the action is pragmatic support to international law and multilateralism.

Nebenzya:

White Helmets plotting fake chemical attacks in Aleppo

NEW YORK, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN  Vasily Nebenzya reaffirmed that the so-called “White Helmets” terrorist organization is plotting a new play through using chemical weapons in Aleppo Countryside with the aim of accusing the Syrian Arab Army.

Putin:

Establishing demilitarized zone in Idleb is temporary

ANKARA, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed at the end of the Istanbul quartet summit that the leaders of the participating states agreed on preserving the territorial integrity of Syria, and accomplishing the political settlement in accordance with Security Council resolution No.2254.

Nebenzya warns West against attempting to escalate crisis in Syria

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Russia’s Permanent Representative at the UN Vasily Nebenzya warned Western states against attempting to escalate the crisis in Syria to achieve suspicious personal gains.

Syria demands intl. investigation into US-led Coalition’s attacks on Deir Ezzor

DAMASCUS, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said the heinous crime committed by the illegitimate US-led Coalition in al-Sousa and al-Bubadran villages in Deir Ezzor countryside prove once again its disregard for international law.

62 martyred, dozens injured in US-led coalition airstrikes on Deir Ezzor

DEIR EZZOR, Oct. 21 (MNA) – At least 62 civilians were martyred in three new massacres  committed by the US-led international coalition in the villages of al-Suseh and al-Bubadran in al-Bukmal region in Deir Ezzor southern countryside.