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US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East on December 18, 2017, at UN Headquarters in New York. (AFP Photo/Kena Betancur)
February 14, 2018, 7:42 pm
US says Iran drone incursion into Israel is a ‘wake-up call’ for world
Slamming Iranian presence in Syria, Nikki Haley says 'when Iran and Hezbollah move in, instability always follows'
By Alexander Fulbright
This photo, provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows a civil defense worker carrying a wounded man after airstrikes hit a rebel-held suburb near Damascus, Syria, February 5, 2018. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)
February 9, 2018, 1:51 pm
UN Security Council declines to call for Syria ceasefire as fighting worsens
Cessation of hostilities 'not realistic,' Russian envoy says, since anti-Assad 'terrorists' won't abide by it; humanitarian chief says situation worst since 2015
By AP
Syrians reportedly suffering from breathing difficulties following Syrian regime air strikes on the northwestern town of Saraqeb at a field hospital in a village on the outskirts of Saraqeb, due to the lack of hospitals in the town, on February 4, 2018. (AFP / OMAR HAJ KADOUR)
February 6, 2018, 3:47 am
US ‘gravely alarmed’ after fresh Syria chemical weapons attack
Days after warning new strikes on table, Washington says six chlorine gas attacks reported in last 30 days, accuses Russia of covering for Assad regime
By Agencies and TOI staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 20, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
February 2, 2018, 1:33 am
Abbas to make rare address to UN Security Council
Top UN body should hear the Palestinian leader after the US ambassador accused him of lacking courage for peace, council president says
By AFP
Illustrative: US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley points to previously classified missile segments she says prove Iran violated UN Security Council Resolution 2231 by providing the Houthi rebels in Yemen with arms, during a press conference at Joint Base Anacostia in Washington, DC, on December 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jim Watson)
February 1, 2018, 11:03 am
Russia: US hasn’t made a case for new action against Iran
Moscow's UN ambassador says it is unclear whether missile parts shown to council members were Iranian or violated a 2015 arms embargo on Yemen
By Edith M. Lederer
US President Donald Trump (L) next to US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley during lunch with members of the United Nations Security Council in the State Dining Room of the White House, January 29, 2018 in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
January 30, 2018, 4:11 am
Haley suggests action on Iran missiles could persuade Trump not to nix nuke deal
Leading fellow Security Council ambassadors on field trip to Washington, US envoy says she's trying to persuade other countries to pressure Tehran over non-nuclear transgressions
By Josh Lederman
A picture taken on December 24, 2017, shows Syrian baby Karim Abdallah, who lost an eye as well as his mother in government shelling on Ghouta, being pictured inside his family home in the town of Beit Sawa in Syria's besieged eastern Ghouta region. (AFP PHOTO / Amer ALMOHIBANY)
January 27, 2018, 6:37 am
UN chief calls for Syria referral to International Court
Guterres tells Security Council of 'serious violations,' including blocking aid deliveries and medical care to millions
By Edith M. Lederer
Illustrative: US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley points to previously classified missile segments she says prove Iran violated UN Security Council Resolution 2231 by providing the Houthi rebels in Yemen with arms, during a press conference at Joint Base Anacostia in Washington, DC, on December 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jim Watson)
January 26, 2018, 11:47 am
UN Security Council to inspect ‘Iranian-made’ missile debris
Washington adamant weapons fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels were provided by Tehran
By AFP
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon addresses the Security Council on January 25, 2018; US Ambassador Nikki Haley is to his left. (UN Photo/Evan Schneider)
January 25, 2018, 8:53 pm
Israel’s UN envoy: ‘Classified info’ shows Iran has 3,000 troops in Syria
Danny Danon says Tehran controls a total of 82,000 fighters in Syria, proof of its intent to further 'threaten Israel, terrorize the free world'
By TOI staff
Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky Lab (Courtesy)
January 21, 2018, 1:34 pm
Netanyahu turns down meeting with Russian cybersecurity head linked to US hack
Citing schedule restraints, Prime Minister's Office says premier 'must decline' Eugene Kaspersky's request for sit-down at Davos World Economic Forum this week
By Raoul Wootliff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 20, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
January 7, 2018, 7:24 pm
Palestinians seek to join UN as full member – report
PA said planning to soon apply to Security Council in first stage of bid to upgrade status, though Jerusalem expects US to veto the move
By TOI staff
Iranian worshippers chant slogans while they burn a representation of US flag during a rally against anti-government protestors after the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran, Iran, January 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
January 6, 2018, 11:46 am
Government supporters rally in Iran as Tehran mocks Trump’s UN ‘blunder’
Pro-regime demonstrators chant slogans against US, Israel; State TV describes protests as a 'response to rioters' in other cities
By Amir Vahdat and Aya Batrawy
US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a brief press availability at UN headquarters in New York City on January 2, 2018. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
January 5, 2018, 11:15 pm
Divided UN Security Council meets on Iran protests
US envoy Nikki Haley warns the Iranians 'the world will be watching what you do'; Russia counters: 'Let Iran deal with its own problems'
By AFP
Pro-government demonstrators hold a poster of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and shout slogans of support during a march after the weekly Muslim Friday prayers in Tehran on January 5, 2018. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
January 5, 2018, 5:25 pm
Regime backers rally in Iran as US imposes sanctions
Ahead of Security Council meeting on unrest, Russia says American statements of support for protesters meant to pressure Tehran on nuclear program
By Eric RANDOLPH
In this February 13, 2017 photo, Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks at a UN Security Council meeting at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
January 5, 2018, 8:14 am
UN Security Council to meet on Iran protests, at US request
Members divided about massive anti-regime demonstrations, unclear what will be discussed or concluded
By Jennifer Peltz
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