Iran categorically rejects ‘baseless' nuclear allegations by Saudi Arabia, certain European states

In a statement on Thursday, Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN General Assembly First Committee Heidar Ali Balouji said Iran is committed to the full implementation of the 2015 nuclear agreement, also called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), provided that the other participants live up fully to their commitments and lift all unjust sanctions in a speedy and verifiable manner.

Iran’s envoy says UN should urgently put an end to Israeli crimes against Palestinians

A senior official with Iran’s UN mission in Geneva has taken the floor of the Human Rights Council to denounce Israel’s crimes against the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip, calling on the world body to take urgent action to stop the regime’s atrocities.

Best and bitter memoirs of holy defense

Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam Khomeini

IAEA needs to maintain independence, impartiality, avoid political moves: Iran nuclear chief

Iran’s nuclear chief has reiterated the country’s full and constant cooperation with the IAEA, urging the UN nuclear agency to remain independent and impartial and avoid politically-motivated decisions.

Iran calls on US to drop addiction to sanctions

Iran says the US needs to cease its violations of the 2015 nuclear deal signed between Tehran and world powers without preconditions and drop its addiction to sanctions, stressing the Islamic Republic is not indebted to the other parties as it was fully committed to the agreement although it did not reap the benefits of the accord.

Saudi-led air raids on Yemen caused more than 18,000 civilian casualties since 2015: UN

UN Security Council must compel Israel to stop aggression on Syrian soil: Iran envoy

An Iranian envoy to the United Nations (UN) has called on the Security Council to pressure Israel to stop its violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity amid the regime’s constant aggression on Syrian soil.

US, NATO talked of democracy, war on terror but only sought ‘own interests’ in Afghanistan

In a post on his official Twitter page on Wednesday, Mohammad Javad Zarif hit out at Washington and the US-led military alliance of NATO for boasting about their efforts to help democracy and war on terror, saying the events in Afghanistan proved they even failed in their declared bid.