Headlines- The US would not lift sanctions against Iran in return for a complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who further states that any sanctions relief is conditional upon Iran giving up enriched uranium.
- The Kuwaiti army claims that loud noises heard around the country are the result of interceptions and that it is responding to drone and missile attacks.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Central Command disabled an oil ship for allegedly violating the U.S. naval blockade in the Arabian Gulf.
- According to President Donald Trump, talks with Iran are still ongoing, but "one never knows" where they will end.
- Resuming hostilities in the conflict with the United States appears "inevitable," a senior Iranian military general who stated on Tuesday that "the Iranian nation will never surrender."
- A memorial honoring the victims of the 1994 genocide inaugurated in Paris on Tuesday by French President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame.
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President of UN Security Council Briefs...
Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of May, briefs reporters on the programme of work for the month.
UN Security Council Extends Mandate of...
Sabino Edward Nyawella Amaikwey, Deputy Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan.
Executive Secretary of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty...
Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) on the Elev nth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
UN Secretary-General Meets with Federal Minister...
Reporters and photographers attend the meeting between United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Johann Wadephul, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic.
UN Security Council Meets on Safety...
A view of the United Nations Security Council high-level debate on the safety of global waterways, amid growing concerns over threats to shipping and freedom of navigation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the high seas must be a ” zone of peace and cooperation, not confirmation and coercion.
UN Permanent Representative of Syria Briefs...
Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, briefs on the situation in the country.
UN Secretary-General Meets with Prime Minister...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, Prime Minister of the Republic of Haïti.
Informal Dialogue with Candidate for Position...
An Informal Dialogue with the candidates for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General is held at UN Headquarters.Macky Sall from Senegal, candidate for the position of the next Secretary-General speaks during the informal dialogue.
President of UN Security Council Makes...
Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of April, briefs reporters on Lebanon.
UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance...
Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.