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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged Pope Francis to encourage world leaders, especially Christian governments, to stop Israeli atrocities in Gaza and Lebanon and help establish a ceasefire.

France closes 20 more mosques in fresh assault on religious freedom

In a fresh assault on religious freedom of Muslims, French government has closed at least 21 more mosques in the country, accusing them of "promoting extremism".

Collective action needed to beat AIDS, pandemics of tomorrow: UN Chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2021, said that for beating AIDS and building resilience against the pandemics of tomorrow, "we need collective action."

Western states must let go of double standards to protect human rights: Tehran

A top Iranian human rights official has lamented the exploitation of human rights issues by certain countries as a tool to pressure other nations, saying human rights will be the main victim should Western countries insist on applying double standard...

Ganging up against Iran at UN fails dismally

Unable to reconcile with the reality that Iran's Islamic Revolution had succeeded against all odds to overthrow a despotic lackey of America and to successfully establish a progressive Islamic State, some Western allies led by the United States remai...

Envoy: UN draft resolution amounts to incitement to Iranophobia

The following is the statement by Zahra Ershadi, ambassador and deputy permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, concerning the draft resolution, “The Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” t...

Military Officers Say Torture in Guantanamo A Source of Shame for US Gov’t

A group of US military officers urged that a Pakistani man sentenced to prison should now be freed after he detailed the torture he faced from the CIA.

Record number of Americans quit their jobs in August: Labor Dept

A record number of Americans quit their jobs in the month of August, says the US Labor Department, with walkouts mostly hitting the food and retail sector.

Terrorism must not be tied to any religion, nationality

Ambassador and Chargé d’affaires ad Interim of Permanent Mission of Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations said that terrorism cannot and should not be tied to any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group.

Envoy reaffirms Irans "unwavering commitments" to fight all forms of terrorism

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi in statement reaffirmed Iran's unwavering commitments to combat all manifestations of terrorism, including economic and medical ones.

Sanctions are the US New war strategy against nations

In an address to the UN General Assembly, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said the Islamic Republic’s resistance and strategic rationality defeated the hostile American plots, stressing that Iran does not trust the promises made by the US government....