UN atomic energy chief prioritizes verification, monitoring in Iran for 2016
Mar 08, 2016, at 02:42 pm
New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Noting that 2016 will be an important year for nuclear security, the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday presented the Agency’s plan for the year, which includes verification and monitoring work in Iran among its top priorities.
Long-term funding crucial to monitoring nuclear agreement with Iran: UN
Jan 20, 2016, at 03:01 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The head of the United Nations nuclear agency on Tuesday called for long-term predictable funding to monitor Iran’s agreement with the international community to never seek, develop or acquire nuclear weapons.
Iran now doesn't have enough of this material for even one bomb: Obama
Jan 18, 2016, at 03:37 am
Washington, Jan 17 (IBNS) US President Barack Obama on Sunday said Iran does not have enough material to make a bomb.
Iran deal: International sanctions lifted
Jan 17, 2016, at 02:36 pm
Washington, Jan 17 (IBNS): In a significant move, international sanction on Iran was lifted on Saturday after the International Atomic Energy Agency verified that the country has completed the necessary steps under the Iran deal which will ensure its nuclear program is and remains exclusively peaceful.
Saudi-Iran tensions will not hamper efforts to resolve Syria conflict: UN envoy
Jan 11, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, Jan 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, concluded on Sunday his regional consultations with meetings in Tehran, where he received assurances from his interlocutors that regional current tensions would not affect Iran's engagement in facilitating the holding of upcoming Geneva talks on ending the crisis in Syria.
UN special envoy continues regional meetings ahead of 25 January intra-Syrian talks
Jan 10, 2016, at 02:29 pm
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS) Continuing his regional consultations ahead of United Nations-facilitated talks on resolving the crisis in Syria, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura had a useful meeting today in Damascus with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, Walid Mouallem.
Ban calls on Iran, Saudi Arabia to avoid exacerbating tensions after executions
Jan 05, 2016, at 02:30 pm
New York, Jan 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has phoned the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran to urge both countries to avoid actions that could further exacerbate tensions after the recent Saudi executions, the attack on the Saudi embassy in Iran, and the rupture in diplomatic ties.
UN rights experts urge Iran to stop silencing journalists' dissenting voices
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:22 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Expressing concern over the detention, prosecution and intimidation of journalists and bloggers in Iran before the upcoming parliamentary elections, United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Government to stop "silencing dissenting voices" and to stand by its international obligation on freedom of expression.
UN chief concerned by rising number of executions in Iran
Oct 20, 2015, at 03:49 pm
New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): Expressing his "deep sadness" at the recent execution by Iran of two juvenile offenders, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday noted with concern the alarming increase in executions in the country over the last decade.
UN atomic energy watchdog will need more than $10 million a year to assess Iran's nuclear capacity
Aug 26, 2015, at 02:56 pm
New York, Aug 26 (IBNS): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday presented to its member States for approval a report outlining a 9.2 million euros-a-year (roughly $10.5 million) programme to carry out the verification and monitoring of Iran's nuclear-related commitments as set out in the landmark international agreement reached last month with the Government of Iran.
UN experts call on Iran to release journalist Jason Rezaian as he awaits verdict
Aug 15, 2015, at 02:41 pm
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): United Nations human rights experts on Friday urged the Iranian Government to immediately release the Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehran, Jason Rezaian, who now awaits verdict after his fourth and possible final hearing earlier this week.
UN rights chief highlights alarming use of capital punishment in Iran
Aug 06, 2015, at 02:57 pm
New York, Aug 6 (IBNS): The top United Nations human rights official on Wednesday expressed alarm at the imposition of the death penalty on Mohammad Ali Taheri, the founder of a spiritual movement, writer and practitioner of alternative medicine theories used in Iran and abroad.
Head of UN watchdog discusses Iranian nuclear issues with US lawmakers
Aug 06, 2015, at 02:44 pm
New York, Aug 6 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met with United States lawmakers on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. to discuss the important role the Agency can play in monitoring and verifying nuclear activities in Iran.
Nuclear deal with Iran is built on verification: Barack Obama
Jul 15, 2015, at 03:56 am
Washington, July 14 (IBNS): US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the nuclear deal with Iran is built on 'verification'.
UN calls for end to death penalty in Iran
Jun 06, 2014, at 06:47 pm
New York, Jun 6 (IBNS): A group of United Nations human rights experts on Thursday expressed outrage at the recent executions of two prisoners in Iran, and urged the Government to institute a moratorium on the death penalty with a view to abolishing it all together.
UN atomic watchdog to further address nuclear concerns
May 22, 2014, at 05:15 pm
New York, May 22 (IBNS): The United Nations and Iran have agreed on additional practical measures aimed at allaying concerns about the country's nuclear programme, which its officials have stated is for peaceful purposes but some other countries contend is driven by military ambitions.
UN urges Iran to halt execution of two Ahwazi Arabs
May 22, 2014, at 05:09 pm
New York, May 22 (IBNS): UN human rights experts on Wednesday appealed to Iranian authorities to halt the scheduled execution of two members of Iran's Ahwazi Arab minority after their death sentences were reportedly upheld by the Iranian Supreme Court.
Iran: UN appeals for medical care of political prisoners
Apr 11, 2014, at 06:51 pm
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): A group of independent United Nations human rights experts on Thursday voiced alarm at the denial of medical care to two political prisoners in Iran who are at risk of dying in detention due to worsening health conditions, and urged the authorities to provide them with treatment.