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UN chief deeply regrets Iran peace talks fell through, cannot confirm Khamenei's death

Later, Iran's Ambassador to the UN Amir-Saeid Iravani said that the country was "exercising its inherent and lawful right of self-defense," in response to "aggression and large-scale war."

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seen on a screen as he speaks during a press conference outlining his priorities for 2026 at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 29, 2026
The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York City, on February 18.

My Word: Guterres and the gutless United Nations

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun address the media during a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.

Lebanon shows that Europe’s security model is outdated - opinion

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

UN Chief Guterres condemns Gov't decision to reopen land registry in West Bank, calling it illegal


Guterres’s coddling of Iran shows the UN's credibility is dying - opinion

Iravani proudly boasted of his country’s promise to “obliterate Israel if Israel attacks Hezbollah in Lebanon.” 

 IRAN’S AMBASSADOR to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani addresses the General Assembly during a ceremonial tribute to Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi, after the president was killed in a helicopter crash, in May.

Detention of Imran Khan violates international law, UN working group says

The UN working group said Khan's legal woes were part of a "much larger campaign of repression" against him and his Pakistan Tehree-e-Insaf (PTI) party.

 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023.

Taliban delegation to attend women-free UN-led meeting in Doha

Human rights groups criticized the UN for not having Afghan women at the table with the Taliban in Doha.

 Afghanistan Taliban officials attend a news conference where they announced they will start issuing passports to its citizens again following months of delays that hampered attempts by those trying to flee the country after the Taliban seized control, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 5, 2021.

Without naming names, UN chief accuses Israel of misinformation

Israel's UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan said the condemnations by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres were "empty words when compared to his actions."

 United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres waits for the arrival of French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Stephane Sejourne before a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the crisis in the Gaza Strip at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., January 23, 2024.

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Israel obligated to restore 'public order and safety' in Gaza, claims UN spokesperson

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke of lawlessness in Gaza, with many of the humanitarian aid trucks entering the Strip looted and lack of authority to control the crisis.

 An Egyptian truck carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, is seen at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, May 30, 2024.

UN chief warns: Lebanon cannot become another Gaza

Iran's mission to the UN that Hezbollah has the capability to defend itself and Lebanon against Israel, warning that "perhaps the time for the self-annihilation of this illegitimate regime has come."

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres speaks to the media after visiting the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, last month.

UN to blacklist Israel, Hamas, Islamic Jihad in Children and Armed Conflict Report

Last year’s report listed entities such as the Taliban in Afghanistan and ISIS in Iraq. Hamas is also expected to be included in this year’s list.

 UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York City.

We must pursue an advocacy campaign against the ICC in The Hague - opinion

We must fight for global public opinion and show how the ICC in The Hague not only defends but also collaborates with terrorism. 

 THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court in The Hague.

My Word: The Hague’s moral haze leaves a stain on history

Khan wanted to leave his mark. And he has. It’s a dark, bloody bruise. A stain on history. 

 HAMAS SUPPORTERS protest at the headquarters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, soon after the Gaza war was launched in October, last year.