The UN secretary general has praised Iran’s significant contribution to the establishment of peace and stability in the Middle East region.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says regions of Ukraine where referendums are being held will be under Moscow’s “full protection” if they join Russia.

The Russian foreign minister also censured the West for its “grotesque” fear of Russia.

France has been a former colonizer in Africa, and still seeks control over countries spread over more than 12 territories.

Beijing is seeking to find a negotiated solution for the Ukraine crisis and will continue its constructive role to accomplish this mission.

Iran’s president has met with his French counterpart in New York amid efforts at reviving the 2015 agreement on the Iranian nuclear program.

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antiono Guterres has warned that the world is in "big trouble," as he opened the largest annual gathering of global leaders at the UN headquarters in New York for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says experts from Tehran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal may convene a meeting in New York.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi says he has no plans to meet with his American counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi will set off for New York to deliver a speech at the 77th United Nations General Assembly session.