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Zarif at UNSC: US an 'outlaw bully' that UN shouldn’t surrender to
Jun 30, 2020 14:46Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells the UN Security Council (UNSC) that the United States is an “outlaw bully” that the world body should not surrender to, warning that giving in to Washington’s pressure threatens to restore the “law of the jungle.”
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Saudi support for US push to renew Iran arms ban bitter joke: Mousavi
Jun 30, 2020 08:15Iran’s Foreign Ministry Sopkesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi on Tuesday said it is bitterly sarcastic to witness certain warmongering Persian Gulf Arab states throwing their weight behind the US drive to extend a UN arms embargo on the Islamic Republic, adding these states need to understand that submission to America will not make the region secure.
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US to witness another show of intl. support for Iran deal at UNSC: Takht-Ravanchi
Jun 30, 2020 07:44Iran’s envoy to United Nations (UN) Majid Takht-Ravanchi on Tuesday in an interview with Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said the US attempts to extend a United Nations arms embargo against Tehran are a blatant violation of Resolution 2231, adding that during the upcoming Security Council meeting, Washington will once again witness global support for the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal and the resolution that endorsed it.
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US breaches JCPOA, UNSC resolution, has no right to vilify Iran: Zarif
Jun 11, 2020 14:53Iranian foreign minister says the United States has no right to “abuse” the UN and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to vilify Iran, because Washington has already breached the nuclear deal that Tehran clinched with world powers, including the US, and the United Nations Security Council resolution that endorsed the deal.
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US denies Zarif visa to attend UNSC meeting
Jan 07, 2020 08:45Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced Washington's refusal to issue him a visa for attending an upcoming United Nations Security Council meeting, saying US statesmen are vastly terrified of someone going to their country and conveying the truth to the American people.
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UNSC assigns no blame despite UAE's claims on oil tanker attacks
Jun 07, 2019 07:36A UN Security Council's meeting on the recent vessel attacks near Fujairah has yielded no result, as member states refused to blame any party despite the UAE's claim that a "state actor" was behind the incident.
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UNSC unanimously votes to lift Eritrea sanctions
Nov 15, 2018 07:57The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a British-drafted resolution on lifting sanctions against Eritrea, following a rapprochement with neighboring Ethiopia and the thawing of relations with Djibouti.
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UNSC expected to lift Eritrea sanctions in Wednesday vote
Nov 14, 2018 10:06The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to remove its sanctions on Eritrea following a landmark peace deal between the African country and its neighbor Ethiopia and a thaw between Asmara and Djibouti.
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Iran scolds US, Zionist entity for unilateralism on Iran deal, embassy move
May 18, 2018 03:26Iran says unilateral policies like the ones regularly adopted by the United States and the illegal Zionist entity are detrimental to world peace and indicate a push towards replacing the rule of law with the "rule of power."
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UN Security Council rejects Russia draft resolution slamming strike on Syria
Apr 15, 2018 01:57The UN Security Council has failed to adopt Russia’s draft resolution condemning the recent joint airstrikes by the US, Britain and France on Syria, which came following an alleged chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Douma.