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Iran rejects limits on missile power

Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says the Islamic Republic will not acquiesce to any restrictions imposed on its missile power.
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Publish Date: 28/June/2025 | 18:09

UNGA General Debate Opens

EghtesadOnline: The General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on September 21 and will run through September 27.
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Publish Date: 22/September/2021 | 14:12

Preconditions for US Return to JCPOA

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations said the United States’ return to the 2015 nuclear deal would only be accepted with preconditions.
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Publish Date: 28/September/2020 | 19:13

Europe’s Compromise Solutions on Arms Embargo Rejected

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rejected the European countries’ offers of compromise on the complete removal of the United Nations arms embargo on Iran as required by the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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Publish Date: 25/July/2020 | 14:28

Spotlight on Syria as world leaders gather at United Nations

EghtesadOnline: The spotlight will be on Syria when world leaders gather at the United Nations next week as the United States and Russia try to shore up a fragile truce deal and President Barack Obama pushes for a boost in global refugee aid.
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Publish Date: 17/September/2016 | 07:46

Overcompliance With Sanctions Harms Thalassemia Patients in Iran: UN

EghtesadOnline: United Nations experts said on Tuesday that thalassemia patients in Iran were being penalized by overcompliance with United States sanctions against the country, which have reduced their access to vital medication from abroad, the United Nations Human Rights Office wrote on its website.
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Publish Date: 18/February/2023 | 20:28

Slight Improvement in Iranian Human Development Index

EghtesadOnline: Iran advanced one spot to rank 70th among 189 countries in the 2020 Human Development Index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Program.
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Publish Date: 27/December/2020 | 16:58

Slight Improvement in Iranian Human Development Index

EghtesadOnline: Iran advanced one spot to rank 70th among 189 countries in the 2020 Human Development Index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Program.
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Publish Date: 27/December/2020 | 16:58

UN Arms Embargo Terminated

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday announced the automatic termination of the United Nations’ arms restrictions and travel ban on Iran as of October 18 in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
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Publish Date: 19/October/2020 | 18:46

Plan to Meet Weaponry Needs After Arms Ban Expiry

EghtesadOnline: Iran will meet its weaponry needs after the United Nations arms embargo expires later this month and no country can prevent Tehran from exercising its right under the UN resolution, a senior diplomat said.
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Publish Date: 06/October/2020 | 20:25

Russia: Snapback No Longer on UNSC Agenda

EghtesadOnline: Russian representative to the United Nations said the issue of reviving global sanctions against Iran, which have been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, will not be discussed at the UN Security Council any more.
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Publish Date: 03/October/2020 | 24:30

Migration Profile of Iranians

EghtesadOnline: Over 271 million people in the world do not live in the country in which they were born. These people, called international migrants, represented 3.52% of the world’s population in 2019. There were 1.9 million migrants worldwide originally from Iran in 2019. Iranians accounted for 0.7% of the total population of migrants. Iran’s population was 82.9 million in 2019 and 2.29% didn’t live in their homeland, the United Nations says
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Publish Date: 06/August/2020 | 18:17

UN Underlines Respect for Safety of Civilian Flights

EghtesadOnline: The United Nations stressed that all countries must respect the safety of civilian flights, referring to the recent harassment of an Iranian passenger plane by American fighter jets.
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Publish Date: 26/July/2020 | 14:13

US Push for Violation of Int’l Law Against Iran Will Fail

EghtesadOnline: The United States is asking the United Nations Security Council to violate international law by extending an arms embargo on Iran, but its illegitimate request will fail to secure approval, Iran’s envoy to the UN said.
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Publish Date: 20/April/2020 | 13:08

Sticking to Sanctions During Pandemic ‘Treachery’ Against Humanity

EghtesadOnline: Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has released a message to member countries, describing how the continued application of sanctions during the new coronavirus pandemic is undermining the world's ability to control the outbreak and is therefore a "treachery" against humanity.
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Publish Date: 14/April/2020 | 19:22

Iran Ready for Dialogue With IAEA to Improve Mutual Understanding

EghtesadOnline: Iran has expressed readiness to enter “political talks” with the International Atomic Energy Agency to enhance “mutual understanding” after the United Nations nuclear watchdog issued a report criticizing Iran for what it called less than full cooperation in general and for failing to grant its inspectors access to certain sites of interest.
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Publish Date: 09/March/2020 | 09:06

Iran Could Exit NPT If Nuclear Case Goes to UN

EghtesadOnline: Iran's top diplomat said Iran would consider withdrawing from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, if its nuclear file is sent to the United Nations Security Council.
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Publish Date: 21/January/2020 | 24:53