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UN chief ‘alarmed’ by escalation of violence in Syria: Spox
New York, IRNA - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concerned and is alarmed by the recent escalation of violence in Syria that has left a trail of death and destruction in northwestern parts of the Arab country.
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Iran: EU troika should immediately end actions that violate JCPOA and Resolution 2231
New York, IRNA - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations following the joint letter of the permanent representatives of France, Germany and the UK (E3) to the Security Council and the Secretary General of the United Nations, by sending a letter to this Council and also to the Secretary General of this institution described the accusations as "baseless and politically motivated" and asked the European troika to immediately end the actions that violate the JCPOA and Resolution 2231 and fulfill its obligations.
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Iran urges global action against terrorism in Syria
Tehran, IRNA – A senior advisor to Iran's Foreign Minister, Ali Asghar Khaji, has called on the international community to take effective measures in combating terrorism.
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UN in touch with all parties regarding Gaza ceasefire: Spox
New York, IRNA – As the Israeli genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip is about to enter its fifteenth month, the UN Deputy Spokesperson has given a glimpse of hope by saying that the United Nations is in contact with all parties involved in the Gaza ceasefire to speed up the process.
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Iran seeks more cooperation with UN on crisis management issues
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian and the United Nations officials have held talks on fostering cooperation on coping with crisis management challenges through the formation of a joint committee.
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UN official admits world body failed to stop Gaza genocide
Tehran, IRNA -- UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca P. Albanese has admitted that the world body has been unable to stop the Israeli regime's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
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Iran's ambassador to the United Nations: America's veto is shameful; End Israel's immunity
New York, IRNA - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani called the United States' veto of the draft resolution proposed by the 10 non-permanent members of the Security Council to establish an immediate ceasefire in Gaza "shameful", and said, "Once again, we want the UN Security Council to act decisively and end the immunity of the Israeli regime."
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it is important that Iran cooperate fully with IAEA, says UN spokesman
New York, IRNA – UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, while stressing the importance of cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), acknowledged that Tehran had been committed to obligations reached with the Agency.
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‘Israel violating UN resolutions by expanding settlements on Palestinian land’
New York, IRNA -- Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has expressed his country’s serious concern over Israeli expansionism and settlement construction on Palestinian land, saying that the regime’s illegal actions are in violation of international law and UN resolutions.
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Over 130 Lebanese health facilities attacked by Israel since Oct 2023: UN
New York, IRNA – The spokesperson for the United Nations secretary general has announced that Israel has carried out attacks on 136 health facilities in Lebanon since October 2023.
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UN warns of catastrophic situation in Gaza during winter
New York, IRNA - UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, has warned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic with the onset of winter.
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Aggression of Israeli regime stresses need for creating a zone free of WMDs: Iran envoy to UN
New York, IRNA - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN Amir Saeid Iravani stressed that the current world scenario, especially the genocidal war of the Israeli regime in Gaza during the past year and its open aggression against other countries in the region, emphasizes the urgent need to create a region free from all Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in the Middle East and the reason for creating such a zone has never been so relevant and urgent.
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Let's agree to expel Israel from UN: Malaysian PM
Tehran, IRNA - Malaysian Prime Minister of Anwar Ibrahim, while referring to the ongoing Israeli genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stressed that a consensus is required to expel the Zionist regime from the United Nations.
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Iran vows to pursue assassination of Martyr Soleimani through legal, judicial authorities
New York, IRNA – Iran's diplomatic mission in the United Nations reiterated that the Islamic Republic of Iran would pursue the assassination of Martyr Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani through legal and judicial authorities.
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Indonesia urges UN to revoke Israel membership
Tehran, IRNA – Indonesia has urged the United Nations to suspend the Israeli regime's membership and the international community to prevent the killing of the Palestinian people.
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FODASUN urges int'l bodies to play active role in fostering peace in crisis regions
Tehran, IRNA – The Foundation of Dialogue and Solidarity of the United Nations (FODASUN) has urged the United Nations and other international organizations to play an active role in fostering peace in crisis regions and defending nations' rights.
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UN condemns Zionist regime of worst crimes, atrocities in Gaza
Tehran, IRNA – The UN Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has condemned the Zionist regime for daily cruelty and for committing the most severe international crimes in Gaza.
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Malaysia working on draft resolution to expel Israel from UN
Tehran, IRNA – Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim has announced that his country is preparing a draft resolution for the expulsion of the Zionist regime from the United Nations.
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UN condemns increasing loss of life, civilian suffering in Lebanon
Tehran, IRNA – The escalating influence of the Israeli war against Lebanon “is of grave concern,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said, condemning the increase in loss of life and civilian suffering in Lebanon.
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Iran dismisses allegations of recruiting Iranians to assassinate Israeli officials
New York, IRNA – Iran’s United Nations mission has rejected as baseless recent allegations that Tehran is recruiting Iranians for the purpose of assassinating Israeli officials.
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Ayatollah Sistani laments world’s inability to stop Israeli aggression
Baghdad, IRNA - Iraq's prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has expressed sorrow over the international community’s inability to stop the Israeli aggression in the region.
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Israel starts 'open war' against UN: Palestinian envoy
Tehran, IRNA – The deputy permanent observer of Palestine to the United Nations has announced that Israel has waged “an open war on the UN.”
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US sanctions against Cuba must end immediately and unconditionally: Iran
New York, IRNA - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani stated that the sanctions and inhumane blockade imposed on Cuba by the US for more than six decades and under the pretext of promoting democracy, was an example of the most unjust and long-lasting system of unilateral measures, and something no less than "military siege" which is prohibited in modern international law, and must come to an immediate and unconditional end.
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UN chief sends letter to Zionist PM on UNRWA ban
New York, IRNA – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express his concerns over the regime’s decision to ban the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).
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Hamas slams Israeli regime's decision to ban UNRWA
Tehran, IRNA – The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has condemned the Israeli parliament’s approval of a law prohibiting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from operating in occupied Palestinian territories.
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Iran FM: US complicity in Israel’s escalation of regional tensions is obvious
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said it is crystal clear that the United States is complicit in Israel’s actions that are escalating tensions in West Asia, including the regime’s latest aggression against the Islamic Republic.
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UNICEF official terms Northern Gaza a disaster zone
New York, IRNA – A spokesperson for the UN agency for children, Rosalia Bollen, has said that northern Gaza is a disaster zone after the Israeli military’s three-week ground incursion.
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Iran demands UN condemnation of terrorist attack in country
New York, IRNA – The Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations has urged the world body to firmly condemn a heinous terrorist attack in his country’s Sistan and Baluchistan province.
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Araghchi to UN: Iran reserves inherent right to respond to Israeli aggression
New York, IRNA - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the United Nations, including the 15-member Security Council to condemn the Zionist regime’s attacks on Iran, warning that his country reserves its inherent right to respond legally and legitimately to the Israeli aggression at the appropriate time.
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Iran calls for setting up committee to probe Israeli apartheid
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva wrote a letter addressed to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, calling for the establishment of a committee to investigate apartheid of the Israeli regime.