UN sanctions on Iran loom after vote to delay fails

United Nations sanctions on Iran are set to be reimposed, Britain's UN envoy has said, after a Russian and Chinese Security Council resolution to delay them failed, prompting Tehran to warn that the West bore responsibility for any consequences...

Iran fails to avoid 'unfair, unjust and illegal' UN sanctions

The UN Security Council has rejected another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The decision on Friday came a day before the deadline and after Western countries claimed that weeks of...

Tehran, Moscow sign $25bn deal to build nuclear plants in Iran

Published on: September 27, 2025 8:03 AM Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely return of sweeping UN sanctions on Iran....

From Tehran to Belfast: Atoosa Sepehr’s story of survival, strength, and soul food

IT will be yet another surreal moment in Atoosa Sepehr’s “mad, crazy” life when she sits down in a Belfast theatre to watch the highlights – and lowlights – of her traumatic, jaw-dropping, dangerous, redemptive journey unfold on stage. “But I...

Pakistan, China, Russia and Iran urge Taliban govt to rein in terror groups in Afghanistan

Four nations voice alarm over Afghan terror networks. They urge Kabul to act against militant outfits. Call for Afghan soil not used against neighbours. Pakistan, China, Iran and Russia have jointly expressed deep concern over the presence of...

United Nations Security Council Rejects Russia-China Resolution to Delay Iran

Sanctions, Sparking Diplomatic Tensions On Friday, September 26, 2025, the United Nations Security Council became the stage for a heated diplomatic clash as a draft resolution proposed by Russia and China to delay the re-imposition of sanctions on...

UN Sanctions On Iran Set To Return As Nuclear Diplomacy Fades

Iran is set to come under sweeping UN sanctions late Saturday for the first time in a decade, barring an unexpected last-minute breakthrough, after nuclear talks with the West floundered. The UN nuclear watchdog on Friday said that inspectors had...

Iran 'Snapback' Requires Diplomatic Strategy, Expert Says

The United Nations is poised to reimpose sweeping snapback sanctions on Iran after the Security Council rejected a last-minute effort by Russia and China to stall the move. Barring an unexpected breakthrough, the measures will take effect at 8...

United States, United Kingdom, France veto United Nations Security Council resolution to delay 'snapback' sanctions on Iran

On Friday, September 26, 2025, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decisively vetoed a draft resolution proposed by Russia and China to extend the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal,...

UN Security Council To Reinstate Iran Sanctions; Tehran Issues Sharp Warning

Home China UN Security Council To Reinstate Iran Sanctions; Tehran Issues Sharp Warning The Russian and Chinese push to delay the return of sanctions on Iran failed at the 15-member UN Security Council after only four countries supported their...

'Snapback': What Sanctions Will Be Reimposed On Iran?

A raft of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, lifted under a landmark 2015 deal, will go back into force at the end of Saturday -- barring a diplomatic breakthrough, thought to be unlikely. The sanctions will be reimposed because the...

UN member states are required to restrict access to banking and financial facilities that could help Iran's nuclear program

India's Chairship, UNSC reform, anti-terrorism stand, trade concerns take centre stage at BRICS FM meet at UNGA

India's upcoming BRICS Chairship in 2026, a firm stand against terrorism, a renewed call for UN Security Council (UNSC) reforms, and alarm over trade-restrictive measures dominated discussions at the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting held...

World AFP UN sanctions on Iran set to return as nuclear diplomacy fades

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday slammed as "unacceptable" what he described as US demands that Tehran hand over its enriched uranium, as sweeping UN sanctions loomed after nuclear talks collapsed. Earlier this month, the UN nuclear...

A hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran awaits 'snapback' of UN sanctions over its nuclear program

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran's ailing economy braced Saturday for the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, it is ordinary people who increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to...

World News | India's Chairship, UNSC Reform, Anti-terrorism Stand, Trade Concerns Take Centre Stage at BRICS FM Meet at UNGA

New York [US], September 27 (ANI): India's upcoming BRICS Chairship in 2026, a firm stand against terrorism, a renewed call for UN Security Council (UNSC) reforms, and alarm over trade-restrictive measures dominated discussions at the BRICS...

Hezbollah’s fragmented drug economy

The partnership cultivated between the regime's security apparatus and Hezbollah during this time was strengthened over the decades, particularly after the advent of the Syrian civil war, international sanctions, and neighbouring Lebanon's...

A hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran awaits 'snapback' of UN sanctions over its nuclear program

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran's ailing economy braced Saturday for the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, it is ordinary people who increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to...

‘Won’t allow Israel to annex West Bank’

US President Donald Trump vowed to stop Israel from annexing the West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vowed in an angry UN address to block a Palestinian state, accusing European leaders of pushing his country into...

UN Security Council rejects Russia-China bid to delay sanctions on Iran

The U.N. Security Council on Friday rejected a last-ditch attempt by Russia and China to block the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, setting the stage for punitive measures to take effect this weekend. The move came a day...