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UNSC urges immediate halt to Karabakh fighting, return to peace talks
Sep 30, 2020 06:24The 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.
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President Rouhani: US failure over anti-Iran Security Council resolution unprecedented in UN history
Sep 03, 2020 11:51President 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.
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It is common belief that US cannot trigger sanctions snapback against Iran: China
Sep 03, 2020 08:45The 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.”
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China ready to work with Russia to preserve WWII victory: President Xi
Sep 03, 2020 04:38Chinese 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.
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Iran’s UN envoy: US has no right to trigger snapback mechanism
Sep 01, 2020 07:15Iran’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use the Iran nuclear deal’s snapback mechanism to restore sanctions against the country since Washington has formally withdrawn from the multilateral accord.
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US obviously does not understand law or UN after thrice being defeated: Iran FM
Aug 28, 2020 12:25Foreign 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.
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Iran: UNSC consensus once again proved US isolation
Aug 26, 2020 05:21Tehran 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.
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US defeat at UNSC showed Iran’s diplomatic power: Rouhani
Aug 25, 2020 12:47President Hassan Rouhani says America’s failure in its attempts to make the UN Security Council (UNSC) extend the arms embargo against Tehran was a political success that displayed the power of Iran’s diplomacy.
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US cannot use snapback to reinstate sanctions on Iran: Zarif
Aug 16, 2020 08:04Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced US attempts to invoke a controversial mechanism to unilaterally reinstate illegal sanctions on Tehran - a move with huge repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal.
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President Rouhani: US will hopefully face defeat in anti-Iran bid at UNSC
Aug 12, 2020 07:10President Hassan Rouhani during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday said Iran has “high hopes” that the US will fail in its push to extend the UN arms embargo on Tehran and will face isolation at the Security Council, urging neighboring countries not to let Washington “exploit” them to advance its own agenda.