Headlines- Iran is "desperate" to meet and discuss, according to US President Donald Trump, who also threatens to launch a "very heavy" attack on the purported new Iranian nuclear site.
- Iran's state media claimed on Tuesday that Iran's top joint military command declared that if the US hit Iranian nuclear sites, it would target the interests of the US and its allies.
- US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States will permit direct flights to Lebanon, more than 40 years after direct flights between the two countries were halted in 1985, during the administration of US President Ronald Reagan, after the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.
- Iranian drone strikes are being intercepted by Kuwait's air defenses, according to the army.
- On Capitol Hill, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth informed lawmakers that the United States had already spent $37.5 billion on the war in Iran.
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Press Briefing on Launch of Financing...
Li Junhua Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, and Shari Spiegel , Director of the Financing for Sustainable Development Office of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, brief reporters on the launch of Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2026.
UN Security Council Meets on Protection...
Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of April, chairs the Security Council meeting on protection of civilians in armed conflict.
UN President of Security Council Briefs...
Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of April, briefs reporters after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
UN General Assembly Holds Informal Meeting...
Catherine Russell, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), addresses the informal meeting of the UN General Assembly plenary to hear a briefing on the UN80 Initiative.
UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance...
Ihab Moustafa Awad Moustafa, Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organisations in maintaining international peace and security.
UN Secretary-General Meets Secretary-General of League...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of League of Arab States.
UN General Assembly Meets on Strengthening...
Dmitry S. Chumakov, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russian Federation to the United Nations, addresses the General Assembly meeting on strengthening of The United Nations System.
UN Secretary General Meets Executive Vice-President...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition at the European Commission.
Informal Ad Hoc Working Group on...
Brian Wallace, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations, co-chairs the Informal Ad hoc Working Group on UN80 initiative.
UN Secretary-General Meets with Minister for...
Paulo Rangel, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal signs the guest book during a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.