Military strikes in the last two days have killed at least 30 people in Eastern Ghouta, the besieged suburb of Syria’s capital Damascus, where the United Nations is attempting to arrange a cease fire, UN Security Council spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Monday. On Saturday, the UN Security Council, including Russia, voted in for a […]

The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes in favor of a resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria ‘without delay’ to allow aid access and medical evacuations. The resolution was adopted on by 15 votes to none,  after several delays and a flurry of last-minute negotiations. “It would be naïve to think that internal Syrian […]

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi told reporters on Friday that US efforts to file against Iran at the Security Council of the United Nations have failed. “US has been endeavoring to return Iran dossier to the Security Council of the United Nations in the last year but these efforts have so far failed,” […]

TEHRAN – In a meeting with economy minister and ministry deputies on Monday, Presidnet Rouhani said that people have the right to demonstrate against the government, warning against enemies’ plots to put country in turmoil. In the meeting with the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance and his deputies that was held on Monday, President […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi, arguing that the recent Security Council meeting could be a lesson to US President Trump, stressed “his attitude and behavior are not much credible.” Speaking during his weekly press conference on Monday, Ghasemi touched upon the way the Islamic Republic of Iran is going to use the recent US defeat in […]

Washington failed to spur the UN Security Council to act against Iran over the recent protests in the country, as most members described it as an internal issue outside the purview of the UNSC and voiced support for the JCPOA, the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran. At an emergency meeting of the UNSC on Friday, […]

The United Nations Security Council’s emergency meeting on the recent protests in Iran at the request of the United States “discredits” the council and demonstrates how Washington “abuses” its powers as a permanent member to forward its own agenda, says Iran’s envoy to the UN. Addressing the largely-divided session on Friday, Iran’s Ambassador to the […]

Iranian foreign minister, who arrived in Baku on Tuesday to attend trilateral meeting of foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, said that the three countries are pursuing counter-terrorism and economic cooperation. Visiting the new building of Iran’s embassy in Baku, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the meeting, which is going to be […]

The final statement of the OIC extraordinary summit of Istanbul calls the international community to recognize eastern al-Quds as the occupied Palestine’s capital. The final statement of the OIC extraordinary summit of Istanbul was issued at the conclusion of the event on Wednesday. The 48 member states of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) […]

TEHRAN – The United Nations Security Council passed a new round of sanctions in retaliation for North Korea’s most powerful nuclear test every conducted on September 3. The resolution bans Pyongyang from exporting textiles while capping how much crude oil and refined petroleum products can be imported. Natural gas condensates and liquids are also included […]