Enough is enough: Iranian leader tells Sushma Swaraj on terrorism
Feb 17, 2019, at 08:43 am
Tehran, Feb 17 (IBNS): In the wake of the Pulwama attack, Iran and Indian leaders have decided to cooperate in their fight against terrorism in the region.
Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ attack in Iran
Feb 15, 2019, at 09:20 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” Wednesday’s “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack in south-east Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan Province.
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Top UN court rules it has jurisdiction to hear Iranian claim against US over frozen assets
Feb 14, 2019, at 09:28 am
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday that is has the jurisdiction to hear part of a case brought by Iran against the United States, aimed at unfreezing close to $2 billion in Iranian assets being held there.
Earthquake hits Iran, tremors felt in UAE
Feb 10, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Tehran, Feb 10 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit Iran on Sunday as tremors of it were felt in the UAE, as per USGS website.
Iraq: UN demining agency rejects desecration accusations, involving historic Mosul churches
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:03 am
New York, Jan 18 (IBNS): The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq issued a statement on Thursday rejecting allegations made earlier this week by a non-profit organization there, alleging that personnel had carried out explosive hazard clearance inside two historic churches in Mosul “in a barbaric and arbitrary manner.”
Iran: Women hunger strikers entitled to medical care, UN rights experts urge
Jan 17, 2019, at 12:50 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): A group of six independent United Nations rights experts called on Iran Wednesday to urgently provide Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Narges Mohammadi access to appropriate health care, and reiterated calls for their immediate release, as they continue a hunger strike in protest.
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Iran: Cargo plane crashes in west Teran, 16 dies
Jan 14, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Tehran, Jan 14 (IBNS): At least 16 people died when a Boeing 707 cargo plane crashed in Safadasht, near Tehran city of Iran on Monday, media reports said.
Cargo plane with 16 on board crashes in Iran
Jan 14, 2019, at 01:31 pm
Tehran, Jan 14 (IBNS): A cargo plane with 16 on board crashed in Iran's Alborz province during landing on Monday morning, reports said.
‘Staunch support’ for Iran nuclear deal tempered by concern over missile testing
Dec 13, 2018, at 09:13 am
New York, Dec 13 (IBNS): While there is “staunch support” among Member States for the 2016 Iran nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, that is tempered by concerns over some of its other activities, which Iran “should carefully consider and address” according to the latest report on the deal from the UN Secretary-General.
Yemen in the grip of war imposed by Iran-backed militia, country’s President tells UN assembly
Sep 27, 2018, at 01:36 pm
New York, Sept 27 (IBNS): The Yemeni Government is striving to restore peace, security and stability and provide essential services to its people, while the country remains gripped by a war imposed by Iran- and Hizbullah-backed armed militias, Yemen’s President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.
Sep 26, 2018, at 10:56 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday strongly denounced the United States’ decision to withdraw from the 2015 international nuclear deal and said President Donald Trump’s actions to weaken or undercut global institutions showed total disregard for international order.
Halt ‘imminent’ executions of Kurdish prisoners, UN experts urge Iran
Sep 08, 2018, at 08:34 am
New York, Sept 8 (IBNS): Two independent United Nations human rights experts have called on the Iranian Government to halt the execution of three prisoners from the Kurdish community, amid concerns that they did not receive a fair trial and allegations that they were tortured while in detention.
Trump warns Syria against carrying out strikes in Idlib; asks Russia, Iran to refrain
Sep 04, 2018, at 03:36 pm
Washington, Sept 4 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has threatened Syria against recklessly carrying out strikes in rebel-held Idlib province, while asking Russia and Iran to refrain from joining Assad and his men.
Iran: Magnitude 6 earthquake kills at least 2, injures over 300
Aug 27, 2018, at 12:55 pm
Tehran, Aug 27 (IBNS): A magnitude 6 earthquake killed at least two people, after it struck Iran on Sunday, reports said.
Benjamin Netanyahu praises Donald Trump for re-imposing sanctions on Iran
Aug 07, 2018, at 09:27 am
Jerusalem, Aug 7 (IBNS): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday appreciated US President Donald Trump for re-imposing sanctions on Iran.
'Come, we are ready': Iranian general's rebuttal to Trump's threat
Jul 27, 2018, at 01:19 pm
Tehran, July 27 (IBNS): A few days after US President Donald Trump, in an all-caps, no-holds-barred tweet, threatened Iran with destruction, if it intimidates America, an Iranian general has paid back the former in the same coin.
Trump goes all out on Twitter following Rouhani's threat; Threatens unprecedented consequences
Jul 23, 2018, at 01:16 pm
Washington/Tehran, July 23 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump went all out on Twitter after his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, warned America to not 'play with the lion's tail'.
Iran: UN rights chief ‘deeply disturbed’ by continuing executions of juvenile offenders
Jun 29, 2018, at 03:14 am
New York, June 29 (IBNS): Following the execution of a 15-year-old in Iran on Wednesday – the fourth juvenile to be put to death in the country this year – the United Nations rights chief condemned the practice, citing the strict prohibition of such executions under international law.
US threat to maximise sanctions on Iran under criticism
May 22, 2018, at 06:36 pm
Washington/Tehran, May 22 (IBNS): The United Stated has come under fire from Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif for threatening to maximise sanctions on Iran.
US slaps new sanctions on people and companies to stifle Iran
May 11, 2018, at 06:18 pm
Washington, May 11 (IBNS): Days after pulling out of the much debated Iran nuclear deal, Washington has slapped new sanctions on six people and three companies with alleged links to Iran's elite military force, the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Iran deal represents ‘significant verification gain’ – UN atomic energy chief
May 10, 2018, at 08:47 pm
New York, May 10 (IBNS): Speaking the day after the United States withdrew from an international agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme, the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency made it clear that Iran has consistently stuck to its commitments.
May 09, 2018, at 05:15 pm
Washington, May 9 (IBNS): Former US President Barack Obama has criticised his successor Donald Trump's decision to pull the country out of the Iran nuclear deal, which was signed in 2015.
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by US decision to exit Iran nuclear deal
May 09, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Following a decision on Tuesday by the United States to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, the United Nations chief said he was “deeply concerned” by the move, and called on all parties to preserve the deal.
At least 80 injured in Iran quake
May 03, 2018, at 06:03 pm
Tehran, May 3 (IBNS): At least 80 people have been injured in an earthquake which struck western Iran on Wednesday morning, reports said.
UN rights experts urge Iran to annul death sentence against prisoner
Apr 20, 2018, at 01:29 pm
New York, Apr 20 (IBNS): A group of United Nations human rights experts have called on Iran to annul the death sentence against a prisoner citing serious concerns that he was tortured in detention and did not receive a fair trial.
5.3 earthquake hits Iran, no casualty
Apr 02, 2018, at 04:18 am
Tehran, Apr 1 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit western Iran on Sunday, as per USGS website.
Collapse of Iran nuclear deal would be ‘great loss,’ says UN atomic agency chief
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:11 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): Iran is implementing a series of commitments under the nuclear agreement reached with key countries in 2015, the head of the United Nations nuclear energy agency said Monday.
UN rights chief urges Iran to halt executions of juveniles on death row
Feb 17, 2018, at 01:16 pm
New York, Feb 17 (JEN): Expressing concern over a “surge” in the number of juvenile offenders being executed in Iran, the United Nations top human rights official called on the country to abide by its obligations under international law and immediately halt all executions of people sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were under the age of eighteen.
Iraqis returning home outnumber displaced for first time since 2013, says UN migration agency
Jan 13, 2018, at 01:53 pm
Washington, Jan 13 (JEN): The number of Iraqis returning to their area of origin has surpassed those internally displaced for the first time since December 2013, when the country became engulfed in conflict with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh), the United Nations migration agency said Friday.
In wake of violent protests in Iran, UN Security Council meets to take stock of situation
Jan 06, 2018, at 02:03 pm
New York, Jan 6 (JEN): Even though days of anti-Government protests across Iran appear to have ebbed, a senior United Nations political official said Friday the UN will continue to monitor the situation and engage with Iranian authorities on addressing the legitimate concerns of the population through peaceful means.