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US must be held accountable for abusing UN Security Council: Iran envoy
May 04, 2020 09:53Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations office in Geneva has criticized the United States for attempting to extend an arms embargo against the Islamic Republic, saying the US must be held to account for taking advantage of the UN Security Council to achieve its own political goals.
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Iran border guards had no part in harming Afghan citizens: Foreign Ministry
May 03, 2020 12:12Tehran says a recent incident befalling a number of Afghan citizens at a border region close to the Iranian soil took place on the Afghan side of the border and Iran’s border guards had no part in it.
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Yemeni envoy: Iran's plan, key to end Yemeni war
May 03, 2020 06:44Yemen's envoy to Tehran Ibrahim Mohammed al-Dailami answered the question about Iran's proposed four-article plan to end the war in Yemen and whether it can be used to end the war, saying: "Iran's plan was presented at the beginning of the Saudi aggression on Yemen, and I believe that the plan could be used as the basis for ending the war, but given the five years since the aggression, this plan must be expanded, developed and reviewed so that it could gain regional and international support."
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Arms ban extension to trigger Iran’s harsh response, spokesman warns
May 03, 2020 02:52Iran has sent a clear message to the US that extension of a UN arms embargo will draw a harsh response from the Islamic Republic, the Iranian government’s spokesman said.
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Zarif: US pouring weapons all over globe while seeking arms embargo against Iran
May 03, 2020 01:45Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has responded to his American counterpart's attempts to push ahead with a scheme to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran, saying the “United States of Arms” is pouring weapons all over the globe as it is the world’s top war initiator.
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US claim to be participant to nuclear deal lacks legal grounds: Iran envoy
May 03, 2020 01:33Iran's permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations says the US attempts to establish itself as a participant to a 2015 nuclear deal signed between Iran and major world powers "have no legal grounds" following its withdrawal from the landmark accord.
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US no longer party to JCPOA: EU on Washington’s anti-Iran bid
May 01, 2020 01:23The European Union foreign policy chief says the US is no longer a party to the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1 group, pointing to the limitations that Washington is facing in its avowed bid to extend an arms embargo under the deal against Tehran that is going to expire in October.
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US attempts to present itself as part of Iran nuclear deal have 'no future': Russian envoy
May 01, 2020 01:14Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna has lambasted the US for trying to present Washington as still a participant to Iran's nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying such attempts have "no future."
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E3 agrees with Iran: US is out of JCPOA, cannot push for arms embargo renewal
Apr 30, 2020 08:21Reports say the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the E3, appear to be in agreement with Iran’s argument that the US is no longer a party to the accord and thus not entitled to push for the extension of a UN arms embargo on Tehran.
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UNSC voices concern about secessionist bid in south Yemen
Apr 30, 2020 04:48The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed deep concern about a declaration of self-rule in Yemen’s south by separatists allied to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reaffirming the world body’s strong commitment to Yemen’s “unity and sovereignty.”