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.
Tag: UN Security Council
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Eloy Alfaro de Alba, Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations and President of the United Nations Security Council for the Month of August, chairs the Security Council meeting on the Sudan and South Sudan.
UN Security Council Holds Open Debate...
Valdecy Urquiza, Secretary-General of INTERPOL, addresses the United Nations Security Council open debate on the theme Maritime Security: prevention, innovation, and international cooperation to address emerging challenges
Permanent Observer of State of Palestine...
Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the situation in Gaza.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Representative of Panama to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of August,
First Session of Committee on UN...
A view of attendees prior to the start of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.
UN Secretary General Meets with Deputy...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Tanja Fajon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia.
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
UN Secretary General Delivers Special Address...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivers a special address on Climate Action “A Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the New Energy Era”.
UN Security Council Meets on UN...
Ersin Tatar, Leader of Turkish Cypriot Community, briefs reporters after the informal meeting on Cyprus.