Posts Tagged: UN Security Council
Expert: Iran Deal Sets Precedent for Centrifuge Enrichment in Other Countries
As a final agreement is negotiated over Iran's nuclear program, a nonproliferation expert said the deal on the table could set a dangerous precedent that could...
Major Jewish Group Says Iran Gloating Betrays Insincerity
American Jewish Committee Executive Director David Harris said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's online gloating was telling of the Islamic Republic's ulterior motives for engaging with...
Israel, China Economic Cooperation in Focus With Chinese FM Visit to Jerusalem; Iran Nukes Also on Agenda
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was offered an Israeli welcome fitting of a head of state this week, with meetings in Jerusalem with both Prime...
Iran Insists on Delivery of S-300 Defense System From Russia
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran will not drop its 2007 deal with Moscow to pay $800 million for the Russian-made S-300 air...
U.N. Security Council Was Late on Syria, Says Deputy Secretary General; ‘Veto Power Needs to be Limited’
The United Nations Security Council was late to act on Syria, the international body's deputy secretary-general, Jan Eliasson, told Hurriyet Daily News in an interview...
Israeli President Peres: ‘We Are Fortunate that America Was, and Remains, Our Friend and Ally’
Israeli President Shimon Peres attempted to throw water on the fire that is the tense relationship between Israel and Washington in recent weeks. Speaking at the...
Obama Should Listen to Saudi Arabia
On October 17, Saudi Arabia was elected by the United Nations General Assembly to a nonpermanent seat on the Security Council. The next day, Riyadh...
Kerry Set to Arrive in Israel as PA Threatens to Walk Away from Talks
JPost - US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit next week for talks on the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, even as senior Palestinian officials...
Saudi Arabia Elected to UN Security Council
Ynet - Saudi Arabia, Chad and Nigeria were elected by the UN General Assembly on Thursday to serve a two-year term on the UN Security...
Israel to Go ‘All Out’ in Seeking UN Security Council Seat
JTA - Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, said Israel will seek a seat on the UN Security Council for the first time. Ron...
U.S. Prepares for Possible Strike on Syria
CNN - Warships armed with cruise missiles plow the waters of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Cabinet-level officials hold a National Security Council meeting...
Israel’s UN Ambassador Slams Hezbollah’s Nasrallah for Supporting ‘Murderous Campaign Against the Syrian People’
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, denounced Lebanon based terror group Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah's role in financing and supporting Syrian President Bashar...
Russia, China Block UN Censure of Iran
Ynet - A UN Security Council committee is split over whether Iran's missile tests last year violated UN sanctions imposed on Tehran because of its...
Report: UN Exploring Possibility of Adding Swedish Soldiers to Golan Force
The UN is exploring the possibility of adding Swedish peacekeepers to its force situated in the demilitarized zone between Syria and Israel's Golan Heights, AFP...
