Iran’s ambassador to the UN says US officials’ calls for an extension of an arms embargo on Tehran lack legal standing in international law, noting that the request will be “certainly” turned down at the Security Council. Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks on Friday after Washington drafted a resolution to ...
The ceasefire arrangements in the northwest and northeast of Syria are fragile and the country faces a consistent risk of escalation, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said during a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday. “I welcome the fact that there has been significant calm in many areas ...