Headlines- Kurdish troops reported that a coalition led by the United States shot down multiple drones over Erbil, the capital of the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Wednesday.
- The potential sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems and related equipment to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $1.96 billion was approved by the US State Department on Wednesday.
- In protest of this week's ban on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, vowing that the move would "not go unanswered".
- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Wednesday that a U.S. aircraft fired on an oil tanker that "attempted to violate the U.S. blockade" on Iranian ports.
- US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cannot be negotiated with and that the United States might have to eliminate it.
Tag: United Nations
UN Secretary-General Visits Haiti
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visits Camp Vertières in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
UN Security Council Extends Mandate of...
Leonor Zalabata Torres, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of June, chairs the meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.
Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS Press...
Angeli Achrekar, Deputy Executive Director and Global Practice Lead of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), briefs reporters on its new report with latest data on HIV from 2025.
Launch Event of Muscat Plan of...
Mohammed bin Said Al Mamari, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs of Oman, addresses the launch event of the Muscat Plan of Action for Traditional and Indigenous Leaders and Peoples in Countering and Addressing Hate Speech and Preventing Genocide and Atrocity Crimes and their incitement through Peace Mediation.
President of Colombia Briefs Press
Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of the Republic of Colombia and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of June, briefs reporters after chairing the Security Council meeting on advancing political solutions in the Middle East: mediation and dialogue for a lasting peace, under the agenda item maintainance of international peace and security.
UN Security Council Meets on Central...
Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General of the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Central African region.
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Naseer Ahmed Faiq, Charge d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Briefs...
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, on the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (29 May).
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
UN General Assembly Holds Election of...
The delegation of Kyrgyzstan celebrates being elected as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2027-2028 during the 86th plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly.