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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.

Iran UN envoy urges EU to prove INSTEX efficacy

Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi urged the European Union to prove efficacy of INSTEX, saying Iran should take advantage of JCPOA economic benefits.

Majlis condemns European Parliament’s anti-Iranian resolutions

Iranian parliament in a statement on Saturday condemned European Parliament’s resolution to impose sanctions on Iranian officials accusing them of human rights violations.

UN chief urges all countries to have trade exchange with Iran conforming to Res 2231

Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called on all member states to preserve the July 2015 nuclear deal and engage "in trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran in accordance with resolution 2231 (2015)."

Most EU officials violated Iranians’ basic human rights: HR official

In a live interview with a radio station on Friday, the Secretary of High Council for Human Rights said that should human rights sanctions be imposed against countries that have violated Iranians’ human rights, many European governments would l...

FM spox: JCPOA joint commission meeting to be held online Wednesday

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the joint commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will be held online on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of the nuclear deal and obstacles for participants' co...

IRC: Yemen humanitarian crisis worst in 2021

Yemen is the country most at risk of a humanitarian catastrophe in 2021, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has warned, marking the third year running the war-ravaged nation has earned the grim recognition.

US slaps travel ban on ICC prosecutor for investigating war crimes

The outgoing prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) hit out on Monday at sanctions slapped on her by the Trump Administration in her final speech to an annual gathering of the court’s member states before she leaves office next ye...

15 Iranian hostages held by US: HR official

In an interview with Jaame Jam Newspaper on Monday, the Secretary of High Council for Human Rights said that 15 Iranian hostages falsely accused of violating US sanctions are jailed by the US government so that they could be exchanged by criminals wi...

US imposing utmost aggressive medical sanctions on Iran: Minister

Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki said that the US has imposed the most brutal and aggressive sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Spox: Iran protests at Europe’s statement supporting terrorist

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced that the German and French envoys were summoned to relay the Islamic Republic's strong protest to Europe's support for an infamous terrorist element.