Security Council

Iran warns of ‘US military adventurism’ in Persian Gulf in letter to UN Security Council

Jan 01, 2021 10:16

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) in New York has warned against the United States’ “military adventurism” and recent provocative moves in the Persian Gulf region, at a time that the administration of lame duck US President Donald Trump nears its final days.
Lavrov: West's sanctions on Syria contravene UN Security Council resolutions

Dec 18, 2020 05:55

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says sanctions imposed by the West on Syria contravene UN Security Council resolutions, adding certain countries continue to hinder finding a solution to the years-long crisis in the Arab country.
UN Security Council should be reformed to serve everyone’s interests: Iran envoy

Nov 17, 2020 17:32

Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi says the UN Security Council should be reformed and its measures must have legal basis in order to serve the interests of all countries.
UNSC urges immediate halt to Karabakh fighting, return to peace talks

Sep 30, 2020 09:54

The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate halt to the fighting between Republic of Armenia and Republic of Azerbaijan, and a return to constructive talks over the disputed Karabakh region.
President Rouhani: US failure over anti-Iran Security Council resolution unprecedented in UN history

Sep 03, 2020 16:21

President Hassan Rouhani has called the United States’ defeat last month to have the UN Security Council ratify a resolution it had drafted to extend an anti-Iran arms embargo an unprecedented fiasco for Washington at the world body.
It is common belief that US cannot trigger sanctions snapback against Iran: China

Sep 03, 2020 13:15

The Chinese ambassador to Tehran has stressed the US ineligibility to trigger the so-called snapback provision in the 2015 nuclear deal aimed at re-imposing UN sanctions against Iran, describing the fact as a “common belief.”
China ready to work with Russia to preserve WWII victory: President Xi

Sep 03, 2020 09:08

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country is ready to work with Russia to firmly safeguard the victory of the Second World War and protect justice and fairness in the world.
Iran’s UN envoy: US has no right to trigger snapback mechanism

Sep 01, 2020 11:45

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN says the United States is not eligible to use the Iran nuclear deal’s snapback mechanism to restore sanctions against the country since Washington has formally withdrawn from the multilateral accord.
US obviously does not understand law or UN after thrice being defeated: Iran FM

Aug 28, 2020 16:55

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the United States has once again threatened to impose restrictions on ‘anyone and any entity’ dealing with the Islamic Republic despite being dismissed by the United Nations Security Council three times.
Iran: UNSC consensus once again proved US isolation

Aug 26, 2020 09:51

Tehran says the overwhelming consensus among members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) against the US’s push to reinstate all anti-Iran UN sanctions proves Washington’s isolation once again.