A United Nations rights expert hailed a unanimous vote by the UN General Assembly against the US administration’s decision to recognize al-Quds as the capital of Israel, saying the resolution reaffirmed the international community’s long-standing principles towards al-Quds. In an interview with the Tasnim News Agency, Michael Lynk, the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Special […]

Iran’s foreign minister praised the international community’s rejection of the US president’s decision to recognize al-Quds as the capital of Israel after a resounding majority of UN member states defied threats by the US to declare Trump’s plan “null and void”. In a tweet on Thursday night, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed the […]

The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution that rejects US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of Israeli regime. The UN General Assembly passed the resolution by a vote of 128 to 9 with 35 countries abstaining. The resolution condemns both US recognition of  Al-Quds as the capital of Israeli […]

US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution against his decision to recognize Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as Israeli regime’s capital. “They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us. Well, we’re watching those […]

The Arab League has lashed out at the US for vetoing a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution which called for annulment of Washington’s controversial recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital. On Tuesday, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit expressed discontent over the US veto against the draft, saying the measure will lead to […]

An American political commentator and social justice activist said US President Donald Trump has “no understanding of Middle East politics”, adding that his recent decision about Jerusalem (al-Quds) is expected to backfire. “President Trump has no understanding of Middle East politics or the cultures involved with all. Siding with Saudi Arabia is actually not an […]

A UN Security Council resolution calling for the withdrawal of Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem (al-Quds) as Israel’s capital has been backed by every council member except the U.S., which used its veto. The unanimity of the rest of the council was a stark rebuke to the Trump administration over its unilateral move earlier this […]

The UN Security Council will consider a Palestine-drafted resolution over the recent US decision to recognize al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the Israeli regime’s capital on Monday. The UN Security Council will discuss the situation around al-Quds on Monday, including a Palestine-drafted resolution over the recent US decision to recognize the city as the Israeli regime’s capital, […]

TEHRAN – Adviser to FM Zarif, Hossein Sheikholeslam, said a structure under the name ‘Quds Force’ needs to be added to Islamic countries’ army through parliaments of these states. In an interview with Tasnim News Agency, Hossein Sheikholeslam, Adviser to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, touched upon facts underlying Donald Trump’s decision to move the […]

Tehran’s Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi condemned a recent move by US president Donald Trump to declare al-Quds (Jerusalem) the capital of the Israeli regime, and said Palestinians should be armed in their resistance against Tel Aviv. Addressing a large congregation of worshippers here in Tehran on Friday, Ayatollah Seddiqi denounced Trump’s decision […]