News | Iran: We will never bow to force or threats / 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers flee battlefields

Pars Today – Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, emphasizing Tehran’s refusal to yield to pressure, stated: “Iran remains committed to principled diplomacy, and the responsibility for rebuilding trust now lies with France, the United Kingdom, and the United States.”

“Amir Saeed Iravani,” Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, stated on Tuesday at a UN Security Council session regarding Resolution 2231:

“UN Security Council Resolution 2231 contains an explicit, deliberate, and self-executing termination clause; this resolution expired on October 18, 2025, and from that date, it has lost any legal effect or executive mandate. Accordingly, the Security Council’s role under Resolution 2231 has definitively ended.”

According to Pars Today, he added: “We had carried out all necessary diplomatic measures, but the other side breached its commitments.”

Iravani emphasized that Iran remains committed to principled diplomacy and that the responsibility for rebuilding trust now rests with France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He stressed: “Iran will never bow to force or threats and will continue uranium enrichment.”

Venezuelan parliament approves law to counter economic blockade

Amid Washington’s threats to Caracas, the Venezuelan Parliament unanimously passed a law aimed at protecting freedom of navigation and trade, designed to counter economic blockades and illegal international actions. The law, emphasizing the safeguarding of shipping routes, commercial fleets, and Venezuela’s foreign trade, obliges the government to implement the necessary legal and executive measures to address cross-border threats, unilateral sanctions, and hostile actions against the country’s economic interests. Venezuelan lawmakers described the legislation as a step toward strengthening national sovereignty and defending the country’s legitimate rights in international waters.

10,000 Ukrainian soldiers flee battlefields

According to reports, Russia-affiliated forces are rapidly advancing within the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine. Amid this advance, 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have fled the battlefields, seeking refuge in nearby shelters.

Libyan plane crashes in Turkey

In another development, a Libyan plane crashed in Turkey, killing several Libyan military officials, including Mohamed Ali Al-Haddad, the Chief of Staff of Libya’s army. Turkey’s Interior Minister stated that the plane was flying from Ankara to Tripoli and had requested an emergency landing in the Ankara area, but contact was lost. Reports indicate that the Libyan delegation had traveled to Ankara to meet with Turkish military officials.

Rising death toll in Gaza

Reports from Gaza indicate that, according to the latest statistics from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, since the start of the Israeli regime’s genocidal war against the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, a total of 70,942 people have been martyred and 171,195 others injured.