TEHRAN, Jan 16 - The UN Security Council is expected on Wednesday to approve an expanded ceasefire monitoring mission in Hudaydah, to try and ensure Yemen's warring parties stick to a plan agreed on last month to end the Saudi war on the Arab country.
TEHRAN, December 13 - European members of the UN Security Council reaffirmed their commitment and support for the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers despite US pressures.
TEHRAN, December 02 - Iran’s mission to the United Nations has called on the UN Security Council to condemn the recent “irresponsible” and “provocative” remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who openly threatened to “starve” Iranian people.
TEHRAN, September 25 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined the importance of bilateral relations between Tehran and Kabul and said closer relationship in all areas will benefit both countries.
TEHRAN, September 25 - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called on the global community to stand up to Washington’s violations of international agreements and regulations, saying it is especially in the interest of independent nations to unite against US bullying and interventionist policies.
TEHRAN, September 25 - The United Nations Security Council condemned a recent terrorist attack in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz that killed 25 people at a military parade, calling it a "heinous and cowardly terrorist attack".
TEHRAN, September 06 - Iran has censured US President Donald Trump’s latest decision to chair a United UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting against the Islamic Republic, saying such a meeting is meant to divert the world’s attention from American and Israeli violations of international law and the very same Council’s resolutions.
TEHRAN, August 30 - Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations slammed the US government’s policy of withdrawal from the international organizations, warning against Washington’s call for the UN member states to disobey the UNSC Resolution 2231 which endorses the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
TEHRAN, August 9 - In an unprecedented measure, the US is punishing countries for abiding by a Security Council resolution, says Iran’s UN Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo.
TEHRAN, June 26 - The origin of all tensions and crises in the Middle East region is the Israeli regime's occupation and foreign intervention, Iran's permanent envoy to UN said, describing the critical situation of the region.
TEHRAN, June 09 - The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency meeting next Wednesday at 3:00 pm (19:00 GMT) to vote on an Arab-backed resolution on Gaza, the body's president Miroslav Lajcak announced Friday.
TEHRAN, May 15 - The UN Security Council is to convene an emergency meeting on Tuesday a day after the Gaza Strip experienced its deadliest day of violence since 2014.
TEHRAN, April 07 - For the second consecutive week, the US has blocked a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) statement calling for an investigation into Israel’s recent killing of the Gazans and supporting the Palestinians’ right to demonstrate peacefully.
TEHRAN, March 10 - Arab countries are trying to ban Israel's candidacy for UN Security Council as a non-permanent member in the coming June election, Arab Union Spokesman announced.
TEHRAN, March 2 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed Russian veto on an anti-Iranian resolution over Yemen in the UN Security Council.
TEHRAN, February 28 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US and UK's recent failed anti-Tehran resolution is nothing but an attempt to cover up their complicity in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen.
TEHRAN, February 28 - Iran’s FM Zarif said Tue. that the UK-drafted resolution on Yemen, although not adopted, was an ‘ugly’ show in support of aggression in the UN Security Council.
TEHRAN, February 27 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said the failure of the US-backed United Nations Security Council resolution against Iran was yet another defeat for Washington over the past year.
TEHRAN, February 25 - The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution proposing a 30-day humanitarian ceasefire in Syria after several days of tense behind-the-scenes negotiations.