Addressing the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Director General Rafael Grossi indicated no progress had been made in resolving outstanding issues. He mentioned that Iran is still not implementing provisions of the nuclear safeguards agreement, and that withdrawal of designations for several IAEA inspectors are yet to be reversed. “These…
Kenya has offered to lead the multinational mission that aims to provide much needed back up to the national police in a bid to regain control of the streets from gang rule, which has plunged the country into chaos in recent months. Kenya was joined by the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad and Jamaica in…
“I call for an immediate cessation of these hostilities,” said the Secretary-General in a statement issued in New York early Saturday evening, shortly after what media reports suggest had been hundreds of drones and missiles launched by Iran at Israel. The UN chief said that he is deeply alarmed about the very real danger of…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was addressing the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board when he said that “several outstanding issues” still needed to be resolved by governments and that time was “very short” to find consensus. “A failure to deliver the pandemic agreement and the International Health Regulations amendments will be a missed opportunity for which…
Protests erupted throughout the country on Saturday marking the one-year anniversary of the 22-year-old Iranian woman’s death after she was detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly. Crackdown on protesters Iranian authorities briefly detained Ms. Amini’s father on Saturday and beefed-up security nationwide to deter protesters from taking to the…
Iran refused to accept Sweden’s new ambassador over the desecration of the Holy Quran. According to international media reports, Iran announced that it will not allow Sweden’s new ambassador to enter the country. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian told state television that “Sweden’s ambassador to Tehran has expired and we will not accept a new…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Iran’s membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be formally approved at the proposed meeting on July 4. This was announced by the Russian Foreign Minister in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Center in Moscow. He said that a memorandum of understanding…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi supported his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the failed coup in Russia. According to the Russian news agency from Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a telephone conversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. According to the news agency, on this occasion, the Iranian president expressed his full support for the…
Iranian Foreign Minister is meeting Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian visited Qatar and Oman. In Doha, he met Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim in which bilateral relations were discussed. Sheikh Tamim appreciated the strong relations between Iran and Qatar and said that there is a need to strengthen the relations in…
Iran’s oil cargo, file photo Despite US sanctions, Iran’s oil exports hit a new milestone in 2023. According to the foreign news agency, consultants, shipping data and sources related to the matter have confirmed this. Iran’s crude oil exports stood at 1.5 million barrels per day in May, the highest since 2018. Oil exports were…
