UNSC

UN launches process to elect new secretary-general

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The UN Security Council and the General Assembly have published a joint letter to initiate the procedure of electing the global organization’s new secretary-general.

Iranian Foreign Ministry:

UNSC resolution drafters Ignored UN central role on Palestine

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in its statement that the resolution’s drafters deliberately disregarded the UN’s central role and its prior resolutions on Palestine.

UN Security Council approves Trump plan for Gaza

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution mandating a transitional administration and an International Stabilization Force in Gaza that envisions a “credible pathway” to Palestinian statehood.

US distributes revised draft resolution to UNSC on Gaza

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Diplomatic sources reported this evening, Monday, that Washington is distributing a revised draft resolution to Security Council members supporting a plan to end the conflict in Gaza.

Iran slams US role in Israel's June aggression

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador to the UN urged the Security Council to act after the US president publicly acknowledged leading the Israeli regime’s recent military attacks on Iran.

Iran, Russia, China declare end of UN oversight on nuke deal

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – In a joint letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the ambassadors of Iran, Russia, and China to the UN declared that Security Council Resolution 2231 --and the IAEA's reporting mandate-- ended on October 18, 2025.

Iran UN envoy:

UN Security Council must not be exploited or manipulated

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations warned that the UN Charter is facing a serious test due to acts of aggression and the political misuse of its mechanisms.

Iran urges intl. community to punish Gaza crime perpetrators

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) –The deputy speaker of Iran’s Parliament, who has traveled to Geneva to attend 151st Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), has called on international community to identify and prosecute perpetrators of war crime in Gaza.

Snapback mechanism not activated: FM Araghchi

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that, according to Tehran’s view, shared by Russia and China as permanent members of the UN Security Council, the snapback mechanism has not been activated.

Iran, Russia, China reaffirm Resolution 2231 terminated

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – In a joint letter to the United Nations secretary-general, Tehran, Moscow, and Beijing affirmed the termination of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2231 on Iran's nuclear program.

Gharibabadi:

Iran, Russia, China pen letter to UN on terminating Res. 2231

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iran deputy foreign minister for Legal and International Affairs announced that Iran, Russia, and China have jointly sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General and president of the Security Council on termination of Res. 2231.

Terminated resolutions incapable of producing binding effects

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, in a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, stressed that reviving terminated resolutions lacks a legal foundation and is incapable of producing a binding effect.

Foreign Ministry:

Iran nuclear file should exit UNSC agenda after JCPOA expired

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry says that after the official expiration of the UNSC resolution 2231, the country's nuclear file should exit the Security Council agenda.

Return of lifted UNSC resolutions lacks legal basis: Iran FM

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that return of the lifted UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions against the country lacks legal validity.

Iran FM Spox.:

Iran has no plans to enter talks with US

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman says that the three European countries’ approach to the nuclear issue altered the course of future talks, adding that Tehran has no plans to hold talks with the US at the current stage.

Russia assumes rotating presidency of UN Security Council

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Russia is assuming the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of October.

Iran reacts to activation of snapback mechanism

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday in response to the activation of the so-called snapback mechanism and return of the terminated UN sanctions.

Araghchi:

Re-imposition of terminated UN sanctions null, void

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council that Tehran firmly rejects the reinstatement of resolutions terminated under resolution 2231 (2015).

Iran hopes UNSC supports China-Russia initiative on sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister expressed hope that UNSC members would support the China-Russia draft resolution to prevent the snapback mechanism.

Iran FM slams E3 for illegal, irresponsible sanctions move

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister strongly criticized the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, blaming them for acting “illegally and irresponsibly” by seeking to reactivate UNSC sanctions via snapback mechanism.

UNSC veto power must be preserved: Russian diplomat

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Russia believes that the veto power in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) must be preserved, according to Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of International Organizations Kirill Logvinov,

Envoy:

Iran nuclear program to not be destroyed by bombs, sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations says that the country's nuclear program will not be destroyed by bombs, nor will it be stopped by sanctions, nor will it be diverted from its peaceful path.

Iran warns;

Activating snapback mechanism will halt Iran-IAEA agreement

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that if the snapback mechanism is activated next week, Iran’s recent agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Cairo will be suspended.

Iran UN envoy:

UNSC wasted opportunity for dialogue, consensus

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations blasted the failure to approve the proposed resolution continuing the lifting of sanctions against Iran.

Iran strongly slams E3 illegal move on triggering snapback mechanism

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the illegal move by three European countries to reinstate the terminated UN sanctions on the country.