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.
Tag: United Nations
UN Secretary General Holds High-level Meeting...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterras Makes Remarks to the high level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to commorate the seventy fifth anniversary of the United Nations
UN General Assembly Holds 2nd Plenary...
Volkan Bozkir, President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the 2nd plenary meeting of the 75th session of the General Assembly
UN Secretary-General Holds Press Conference
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (seated at right) briefs reporters on the upcoming high-level debate of the 75th session of the General Assembly and other matters
Opening of 75th session of General...
Volkan Bozkir (left), President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the 1st plenary meeting of the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly
UN Secretary-General Meets Incoming President of...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Volkan Bozkır, incoming President of the Seventy-fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 25 August
UN Meeting of States Parties to...
Burhanudeen Gafoor (on screen), Permanent Representative of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations, presides over the 30th meeting of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to elect seven judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Commemoration of International Day of Remembrance...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the online high-level event “Not Forgotten: Stories of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism” to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
James Swan, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia
Virtual Open Briefing of Counter-Terrorism Committee
Angela Vinasco, Associate Expert of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), speaks during a virtual open briefing of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on the updated Technical guide to the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and other relevant resolutions
Security Council Votes on Resolution on...
The Security Council held an open videoconference to vote on a draft resolution on arms embargo on Iran. The vote was 2 in favour, 2 against, with 11 abstentions