Headlines
  • According to the US military, sixteen Iranian mine-laying ships have been "eliminated" in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • In the Strait of Hormuz, "unknown projectiles" had damaged three commercial ships.
  • Iran continues attacks in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, among other places.
  • Tehran is rocked by explosions as Iran claims that since the war started 11 days ago, US and Israeli forces have bombed about 10,000 civilian sites and killed over 1,300 citizens.
  • The Pentagon said on Tuesday that in the first ten days of the war with Iran, about 140 American service men have been injured.
  • Israel's military announced on Wednesday that it had triggered air defenses after spotting missiles coming from Iran.
  • After "temporary authorization from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority," Qatar Airways said it will run 29 flights to and from Doha on Thursday.
  • Mohaddeseh Zolfi, an Iranian women's national football player, and Zahra Soltan Moshkehkar, a staff staff member, joined five other team members in seeking refuge in Australia.

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August 20, 2021

Following UN Security Council Meeting on...

After the Security Council meeting, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s Minister for External Affairs and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August, briefs reporters on terrorist threats to international peace and security

August 19, 2021

Solemn Ceremony Prior to the Security...

A view of a solemn ceremony held prior of the Security Council’s High-Level Open Debate on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Technology and Peacekeeping

August 18, 2021

UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative Briefs Press...

Following a closed meeting of the United Nations Security Council,James Kariuki, the UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, informs reporters on the situation in Myanmar

August 17, 2021

UN Security Council Convenes to Discuss...

The United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan is chaired by T.S. Tirumurti India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of August

August 13, 2021

UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...

The United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia is chaired by T.S.Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of August

August 10, 2021

UN Security Council Holds an Open...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a videoconference open debate with United Nations Security Council members on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Maritime Security” on

August 5, 2021

Members of UN Security Council Give...

Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Albania, all members of the United Nations Security Council, brief media on the situation in Georgia

July 31, 2021

UN General Assembly Debates the Fifth...

Courtenay Rattray, High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States, speaks at the Preparatory Committee for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries’ second session (LDC5)

July 30, 2021

Press Briefing by the President of...

Following Security Council meetings, Nicolas de Rivière, France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the month’s President of the Security Council, briefs reporters

July 29, 2021

UN Security Council Convenes to Discuss...

Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, speaks at a Security Council meeting about the Middle East situation

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