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Iran's UN envoy counters US claims with martyrs' photos

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Iran's UN envoy responded to US Ambassador Mike Waltz's claims by showing photos of martyrs from the recent war, urging him to speak based on facts, not accusations, and saying the US is the aggressor and Iran the victim.

Xi's remarks on upholding authority, role of UN

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – Saturday marked United Nations Day, commemorating the anniversary of the UN Charter's entry into force in 1945.

No single nation can unilaterally rewrite NPT: Iran UN envoy

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) –Iran’s ambassador to UN has defended his country’s inalienable right to peaceful nuclear energy, accusing US and Israel of waging two wars of aggression waged against Iran, warning no single nation can unilaterally rewrite NPT.

Iran demands UN condemnation of illegal US naval blockade

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Iran's ambassador and chargé d'affaires to the United Nations called the US naval blockade of Iran a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter and demanded the Security Council condemn it.

Iran warns UN over Trump, Israel military threats

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iran's UN envoy warned the Security Council that US and Israeli threats, including possible MOAB use and strikes on all Iranian energy infrastructure, risk grave violations of international law.

Iran warns Bahrain over airspace use in US war

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iran's diplomat at the UN warned Bahrain that Tehran will respond if its territory is used again to attack Iran, saying Bahrain is not a victim but provided its soil, bases and airspace for an illegal war against Iran.

UN’s Albanese rejects Israel claim over martyred journalists

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – The UN’s special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory has dismissed Israeli claims that 170 journalists killed by its forces in Gaza were “terrorists”, saying there is “not a shred of evidence” to back the claim.

US govt. not a worthy host for United Nations: Iran FM spox.

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Lashing out at the US warmongering policy, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that the US government is not a worthy host for the United Nations.

UN chief calls for global shift away from nuclear weapons

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that the world has lived under the nuclear shadow for more than eight decades and that future generations must not.

Iran FM Araghchi meets with UN official Fletcher in New York

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher in New York late on Saturday.

Tehran blasts NATO support for US military aggression

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Iran's UN envoy told the Secretary-General and Security Council that NATO's chief had confirmed extensive use of European bases to support US aggression against Iran, calling this a violation of international law.

Pezeshkian to Pashinyan:

Iran stresses need to speed up mutual agreement with Armenia

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Emphasizing that Iran keen to establish very close cooperation with the regional states, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed the need to accelerate the implementation of bilateral agreement inked with Armenia.

Pres. Pezeshkian leaves Tehran for New York to attend UNGA

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian left Tehran for New York on Tuesday morning to attend the 81st UN General Assembly (UNGA) meeting, the world most prestigious assembly that convene leaders together there.

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).

Tehran condemns Israeli regime's genocide of Palestinians

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Ministry called on the international community to take serious and decisive action to stop the genocide of Palestinians by the Israeli regime, ahead of the UN General Assembly's annual session.

Yemen calls for international action over S. Arabia’s crimes

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Yemen’s Foreign Ministry called on the international community to fulfill its responsibilities in response to “criminal” actions by Saudi Arabia in Yemen.

UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and an end to the “creeping annexation” of the occupied West Bank.

Iran says;

UNSC meeting abuse of authority to advance political agenda

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iran's Permanent Mission to the UN stated that the recent UNSC meeting was yet another instance of the abuse of the Council's procedures and powers to advance the political agendas of certain member states.

Iran envoy:

UN meeting on Iran nuclear file abuse of process

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iran's envoy to the United Nations told the Security Council that renewed accusations against Iran's peaceful nuclear programme are political rather than technical, and that Resolution 2231 expired on 18 October 2025.

Pezeshkian urges effective UN role to address intl. crises

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for a more effective UN role in addressing international developments and crises, while criticizing violations of international law and double standards.

Iran urges UN to condemn US unilateral sanctions

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iran's envoy to the United Nations said the U.S. had used food, energy and trade as weapons of war against the Iranian people, and called on the Security Council to condemn Washington's economic pressure campaign.

UN calls for end to Israeli air strikes on Syria

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized the Israeli regime’s air strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Syria.

Experts urge heritage protection as UNESCO adds 6 MENA sites

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s latest World Heritage listings have highlighted an urgent need to protect the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) shared heritage, experts said.

UN says Israeli settlements ‘a clear violation of intl. law’

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Slamming the Israeli settlement activities in the occupied territories, the UN deputy spokesman stated that all Israeli settlement activities are a clear violation of the international law.

UN experts urge independent investigation into Minab School

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – The United Nations (UN) experts have called for accountability five months after the US and Israeli aggression launched on Minab Elementary School in southern province of Hormozgan.

US attack on Iranian rescue boats amounts to war crime

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iran's deputy UN envoy on Friday strongly condemned the United States for deliberately attacking two Iranian search-and-rescue vessels operating in Iranian territorial waters, calling the strike a war crime.

UN chief warns situation in West Asia getting out of control

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that an “alarming disregard for international law” is driving worsening crises across the West Asia region.

Iran warns nuclear safety at risk after US strike

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Iran's UN envoy demanded the Security Council and Secretary-General explicitly condemn a U.S. missile strike on the IAEA-safeguarded Darkhovin nuclear power plant.

Tehran urges UN to halt US aggression immediately

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iran warned the United Nations that continued U.S. air strikes on its territory constitute an "imminent threat to international peace and security."