United Nations

UN condemns terrorist attack in SW Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the Saturday terrorist attack on a military parade in Ahvaz and expressed condolences to the families of victims.

MP urges Pre. Rouhani to outline US violation of JCPOA in UNGA

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Member of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Seyed Hossein Naghavi Hosseini called on President Hassan Rouhani to describe US violation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in his upcoming visit to New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

Iran calls on UN to take stricter stance on Israel’s nuke threat

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has called on the international community to take a stronger stance against the unchecked measures and nuclear threat posed by the Israeli regime.

Iran calls for realistic regional, intl. aid in combating terrorism in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s UN envoy Es'hagh Al-Habib stressed the need for sustained regional and international support in countering terrorists in Afghanistan in a "realistic manner".

Washington Post:

US administration denounces Haley’s plan for Iran-centered UN meeting

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – The Trump administration is disowning plan of its UN Ambassador Nikki Haley for holding a security council meeting focused on Iran, Washington Post reported.

FM spox.:

Iran president to attend UN General Assembly

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi announced Mon. that President Rouhani would go to the United Nations, noting that "this is an opportunity to meet with other officials at the presidential and ministerial level."

Venezuela vows to turn to UN over OAS head's remark alleging military invasion

MEXICO CITY, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Venezuela will reach out to the United Nations in connection to the statement by Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Luis Almagro, who did not rule out a military intervention in the South American country, Rodriguez said on Saturday.

US undermines credibility of UN Security Council: Iran IAEA envoy

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – "US unlawful and unilateral actions not only undermine the credibility of the UN Security Council, but also destroy its own credibility," according to Iran's envoy to the IAEA.

VP orders state bodies to pay membership fees to intl. organizations

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri has ordered relevant government organizations to pay Iran’s membership fees in international bodies such as the UN and the IAEA.

US hijack of UNSC session aims to divert attention away from Israeli

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iran's Permanent Mission to United Nations said in a statement on Wed. that US hijack of an upcoming UNSC meeting to turn it to an anti-Iran event is a futile attempt to divert attention away from Israeli brutalities and to remove the issue from the Council agenda.

Iran’s UN envoy slams US unilateralism as threat against global security

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to the UN Gholamali Khoshroo said the growing trend of unilateralism, interventionist policies and imposition of politically-motivated sanctions is a threat against promotion of global peace and security.

US not allowed to affect Iran-Iraq relations: Amir-Abdollahian

TEHRAN, Sep. 05(MNA) – A special adviser on international affairs to the Iranian parliament speaker says that Iran and Iraq will not allow the US to affect their relations.

India allows refiners to use Iran tankers, insurance for oil imports

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – India is allowing state refiners to import Iranian oil with Tehran arranging tankers and insurance to circumvent US sanctions, sources told Reuters.

UN commissioner:

‘Impressed by Iran’s measures for supporting refugees’

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that he is significantly impressed by the measures adopted by the Islamic Republic of Iran in past two years for supporting refugees.

Iranian security official calls for more peace to solve refugee crisis

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaghari says the world system has lost its ability to resolve conflicts.

Arab League slams US aid cut to UN Palestine agency

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – The Arab League on Saturday condemned a US decision to end funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA.

Iran, UNICEF sign joint work plan to serve children

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday signed a cooperation document with Iran's Interior Ministry.

UN offers condolences on tragic deaths of Iranian environmentalists

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – UN Environment Executive Director and Under-Secretary of the United Nations Erik Solheim has offered condolences on the deaths of Iranian environmentalists who lost their lives in a forest fire in Marivan few days ago.

ICJ begins hearing Iran lawsuit against reinstated US sanctions

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began on Monday to hear Iran’s case against the United States’ re-imposed sanctions after its unilateral withdrawal from the JCPOA.

Putin says ‘great progress’ made towards crisis settlement in Syria

MOSCOW, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that a ‘great progress’ was made in the efforts to find a solution to the crisis in Syria.

ICJ to hear Iran's challenge against US sanctions Mon.

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iran's legal challenge against US illegal sanctions goes before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Monday (Aug 27), since US has no right to reinstate such measures.

UN special rapporteur calls US sanctions on Iran cruel, unfair

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – In a Monday statement at the UN office in Geneva, the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures Idriss Jazairy called the re-imposed US sanctions against Iran ‘unfair and cruel’.

Former FM Kharrazi offers condolences over Kofi Annan’s demise

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Former Foreign Minister and Head of Iran's Foreign Policy Strategic Council, Kamal Kharrazi, has extended condolences over Kofi Annan’s death on Saturday.

Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan dies at 80

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Ghanaian diplomat, who served as seventh secretary general of United Nations between 1997 and 2006, dies aged 80.

Lavrov, Guterres discuss crisis in Syria

MOSCOW, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed the crisis in Syria and others international issues.

UN welcomes inking of Caspian Sea convention

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the signing of the convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea by the five littoral states, said his spokesperson in a Monday statement.

Iran’s envoy in Vienna:

Iran strongly opposed to arms race in outer space

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s permanent envoy to Vienna-based intl. organizations Kazem Gharibabadi voiced Iran's strong opposition to any arms race or deployment of any kind of arms including conventional and weapons of mass destruction in outer space.