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Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the UN has stressed that "crimes of Zionist regime" are an example of genocide and crimes against humanity, saying UN Security Council remains paralyzed in face of Gaza crisis.

The Russian ambassador to the United Nations says his country does not recognize the legitimacy of reimposing the world body’s sanctions on Iran via the so-called snapback mechanism.

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva condemned Western complicity in what he described as Israel’s genocide in Gaza and urged the immediate imposition of comprehensive sanctions against Tel Aviv.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla in New York on Monday.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has criticized the United States and three European nations for attempting to leverage the snapback mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal to reimpose expired United Nations sanctions against Tehran.

Iran’s representative to the United Nations has sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the Security Council, voicing strong objection to the Secretariat’s move to “inform Member States” about the so-called “reimposition of terminated resolutions concerning the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei criticized the UN Security Council’s handling of efforts to extend Resolution 2231, calling it evidence of a “rules-based order” dominated by one power and its allies.

Iran’s foreign minister has written to his counterparts around the world, rejecting claims by the United States and the E3 that previously terminated UN Security Council sanctions on Iran have been restored through the so-called snapback mechanism.

Russia has strongly rejected Western attempts to revive UN sanctions on Iran through the so-called “snapback” mechanism, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressing in a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres that neither the Secretary-General nor the Secretariat has any mandate to act on such claims.

The UN Security Council re-imposes sanctions once lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal, in a move triggered by European states unfoundedly maligning Iran’s nuclear program, while disregarding the West’s own role in undermining the accord.

Russia believes that the veto power in the United Nations Security Council ( UN SC) must be preserved, according to Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of International Organizations Kirill Logvinov,

As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, the institution finds itself in sharp contrast with the lofty ideals of its founding. Born from the ashes of World War II with a mandate to preserve peace, prevent aggression, and foster cooperation among nations, the UN now faces accusations of paralysis, politicization, and failure to uphold its most basic responsibilities.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says that the ongoing genocide in Gaza is the toughest test yet of the UN ’s institutional integrity and normative credibility.

By Homayoun Barkhor | English Desk Editor & Foreign Policy Analyst, Borna News Agency: The failure of a U.N. Security Council draft to extend sanctions relief for Iran did not leave a vacuum. Instead, it accelerated confrontation. With that text blocked, Britain, France, and Germany have moved to trigger the “snapback” mechanism—a tool meant to automatically restore prior U.N. restrictions against Tehran. In Western capitals, snapback is framed as necessary pressure. Across the East and Global South, it is seen as coercion without consensus. Russia, China, Pakistan, Cuba, and others have already said openly they will not recognize its legitimacy.

Nasser Seraj, Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights and head of the Iranian delegation to the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, urged the body to refrain from politicization, double standards, and geopolitical disputes, stressing the need to preserve its credibility and independence.

United Nations Secretary-General on Tuesday called on Iran and Western countries to intensify diplomatic efforts to prevent the so-called snapback of international sanctions on Tehran initiated by E3 last month.

Iran’s ambassador to the UN headquarters in Geneva has strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s recent aggression against Qatar, calling on the international community to step in to prevent the continuation of such acts that threaten everyone in the region.

An Iranian Judiciary official has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to compel Israel and the United States to compensate the Islamic Republic for losses incurred during the illegal aggression of June against the country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has denounced the three European nations for their "irresponsible" approach to the recent aggression against Iran by the United States and Israel, as well as their threat to restore the canceled UN Security Council resolutions, which he believes will only exacerbate the existing tensions.

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining "tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps" towards the establishment of a Palestinian state.