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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August 25, 2020

UN Meeting of States Parties to...

Burhanudeen Gafoor (on screen), Permanent Representative of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations, presides over the 30th meeting of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to elect seven judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

August 22, 2020

Commemoration of International Day of Remembrance...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the online high-level event “Not Forgotten: Stories of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism” to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

August 21, 2020

UN Security Council Meets on Situation...

James Swan, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia

August 18, 2020

Virtual Open Briefing of Counter-Terrorism Committee

Angela Vinasco, Associate Expert of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), speaks during a virtual open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on the updated Technical guide to the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant resolutions

August 15, 2020

Security Council Votes on Resolution on...

The Security Council held an open videoconference to vote on a draft resolution on arms embargo on Iran. The vote was 2 in favour, 2 against, with 11 abstentions

August 11, 2020

Virtual Briefing on Humanitarian Situation in...

Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, chairs a virtual briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Lebanon

July 31, 2020

Virtual Event on World Day Against...

Ghada Fathy Ismail Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), addresses the virtual event to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2020

July 22, 2020

Security Council Members Hold Open Videoconference...

Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, briefs the open videoconference with Security Council members in connection with the Middle East

July 16, 2020

Coping with COVID: A Webinar Series...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres makes remarks during the webinar series on young people and mental health titled “Coping with COVID” organized by Secretary-General’s Envoy

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