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Saudi-led coalition impounds Yemen-bound oil tanker despite UN clearance
Jan 16, 2022 15:31The Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a devastating war on Yemen since 2015, has impounded another oil tanker bound for the war-ravaged country, deepening the suffering of the Yemeni nation.
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US, Zionist entity preventing Syria from returning to normal
Jan 16, 2022 08:11Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that the US military presence and Israeli regime strikes in Syria are hindering a political solution to the crisis gripping the West Asian country, calling on the United Nations to act against such unlawful activities.
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In letters to UN, Palestine envoy urges swift intl. action to end Israel's oppression in West Bank
Jan 16, 2022 04:12Palestine's Envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour has slammed Israel's continued acts of aggression against the Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank, urging the international community to take swift action to put an end to the regime's systematic attacks.
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Iran backs UN efforts to protect Syria sovereignty, promote peace, stability: Diplomat
Jan 16, 2022 03:33A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republic has always supported and will continue to back all efforts by the United Nations to strengthen Syria's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, encourage intra-Syrian talks and promote peace and stability in the war-ravaged Arab country.
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Iran UN envoy blames cruel US sanctions for UN voting right suspension
Jan 15, 2022 02:30Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says the cruel and unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States are to blame for the suspension of the Islamic Republic’s right to vote at the United Nations General Assembly.
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US must ‘respond positively’ to UN call to release Afghan funds: Taliban
Jan 14, 2022 14:07The Taliban government has called on the United States to release billions of dollars of Afghanistan’s frozen assets to avoid a worsening humanitarian crisis after the 20-year invasion of the war-ravaged country by US-led forces.
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UN envoy urges inclusive ASEAN approach to Myanmar crisis
Jan 13, 2022 08:47The United Nations (UN) special envoy to Myanmar has called on Southeast Asian nations to support international efforts to engage all sides to the conflict in Myanmar in order to find a peaceful solution to the escalating violence in the country.
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Iran denounces UN voting right suspension, slams US sanctions for failure to pay membership dues
Jan 13, 2022 03:00The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly denounces suspension of its right to vote at the United Nations, stressing that the United States' cruel sanctions have brought about the situation.
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Yemen: Saudi attacks on water facilities in Sa’ada ‘war crime’ amid severe shortages
Jan 12, 2022 14:51Yemeni officials have denounced as war crime the latest Saudi airstrikes that targeted water facilities providing water for tens of thousands of people in Sa’ada Province.
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Iran calls on US to repatriate all Achaemenid-era tablets
Jan 12, 2022 08:33Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says the United States must return the country’s Achaemenid-era clay tablets without any exceptions and excuses.