Iran calls on UN Human Rights Council to address Quran desecrationIran calls on UN Human Rights Council to address Quran desecration

TEHRAN- General Kazem Gharibabadi, secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, has called for an urgent meeting of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss the recent burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden.

Gharibabadi made the demand while speaking with Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday, in Geneva. 

He

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Lawmaker says Iran won&t back down from rights in Arash field Lawmaker says Iran won’t back down from rights in Arash field 

TEHRAN – Iranian MP Mustafa Nakhaei has said the Islamic Republic will not back down from its rights in the Arash gas field, underlining that Iran doubts that Saudi Arabia has a share in the field. 

Nakhaei, who is the spokesman for the Iranian parliament’s Energy Committee, has criticized the Iranian authorities for not taking measures to exploit t

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Iran summons British diplomat over London&s ‘destructive& commentsIran summons British diplomat over London’s ‘destructive’ comments

TEHRAN- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the British chargé d’affaires in response to “destructive and interventionist” comments of London’s ambassador to the UN against the Islamic Republic.

In the absence of the British ambassador to Tehran, the ministry’s director-general for Western Europe summoned Isabelle Marsh, hours after B

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Iranian Foreign Ministry slams the West for disavowing Israeli insane aggression in JeninIranian Foreign Ministry slams the West for disavowing Israeli insane aggression in Jenin

TEHRAN- Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, on Thursday voiced skepticism on the likelihood that the United States and Europe will request a UN truth-finding committee to investigate the crimes committed by the Israeli government in Jenin.

“12 martyrs, 140 injured, complete destruction of water and electricity networks, c

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Iran blasts UK for inviting Ukraine to UN Security Council meetingIran blasts UK for inviting Ukraine to UN Security Council meeting

TEHRAN- Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN has expressed the Islamic Republic’s adamant objection to the participation of a representative of Ukraine at the UN Security Council meeting, saying the UK is attempting to divert attention away from its failure to uphold its obligations under the JCPOA.

Addressing the Security Council meeting on

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China says to continue working on JCPOAChina says to continue working on JCPOA

TEHRAN – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin has criticized the U.S. for withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying that Beijing will continue to work toward resolving issues related to the tattered deal. 

The remarks come amid stalled talks over reviving the deal, officially knowns as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

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