DefenceTalkIran is complying with the landmark nuclear deal it sealed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN watchdog seen by AFP on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency addressed key limits set under the agreement, which is under intense scrutiny after the election of US President Donald Trump. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-complying-with-nuclear-deal-says-un-watchdog-69307/

DefenceTalkUnited Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test as US President Donald Trump vowed to deliver a strong response to the provocation. Backed by China, Pyongyang’s main ally, the council agreed on a US-drafted statement describing the test-firing of the missile as a “grave violation” of UN […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-condemns-north-korea-missile-launch-as-trump-vows-strong-response-69115/

DefenceTalkIran on Tuesday warned the United States against fuelling tensions over its ballistic missile tests as the UN Security Council prepared for urgent talks on the issue at Washington’s request. The row comes against a backdrop of already-strained relations over US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from Iran and six other Muslim-majority countries. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-warns-us-against-creating-tensions-over-missiles-68952/

DefenceTalkThe UN Security Council will hold urgent talks Tuesday on Iran’s test-firing of a medium-range missile, diplomats said. The United States requested the emergency consultations after the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations called for council action. “In light of Iran’s January 29 launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, the United States has requested urgent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-security-council-to-hold-urgent-talks-on-iran-missile-test-68936/

DefenceTalkAdviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Friday briefed the ambassadors of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the European Union regarding the human right violations being committed by the Indian forces in occupied Kashmir. “The adviser deplored the lethal use of force by the Indian occupation forces […]https://www.defencetalk.com/unsc-eu-ambassadors-briefed-on-human-right-violations-in-indian-occupied-kashmir-68064/

DefenceTalkThe United States, Japan and 10 other countries have requested a UN investigation of North Korea’s ballistic missile tests in a move that could lead to targeted sanctions, according to a joint letter obtained by AFP on Wednesday. Ten Security Council members along with Australia and South Korea asked the UN sanctions committee to “review […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-asked-to-investigate-north-korea-missile-tests-67950/

DefenceTalkThe world needs to do more to prevent “nuclear terrorism”, the head of the UN atomic watchdog has warned ahead of an important summit and in the wake of the Brussels terror attacks. “Terrorism is spreading and the possibility of using nuclear material cannot be excluded,” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-atomic-chief-warns-on-nuclear-terrorism-67190/

DefenceTalkIran violated a UN resolution in October when it test-launched a medium-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, a UN panel of experts has concluded in a report that could lead to sanctions. Britain, France, Germany and the United States had asked a UN Security Council sanctions committee to investigate the launch of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-missile-launch-violated-un-resolution-un-experts-66112/

DefenceTalkUnited Nations: The United Nations is sending hundreds of extra peacekeepers and its first drones to the Central African Republic to bolster security ahead of elections next month, a UN official said Tuesday. The December 27 elections are shaping up as a test of the country’s progress in its political transition after the bloodletting that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-sends-more-peacekeepers-drones-to-central-africa-65818/

DefenceTalkThe White House said Tuesday that Iran likely breached a UN Security Council resolution when it tested a long-range ballistic missile, raising the prospect of recriminations. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said there were “strong indications” that Tehran “did violate UN Security Council resolutions that pertain to Iran’s ballistic missile activities.” Iran announced Sunday it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-iran-missile-test-may-have-broken-un-rules-65632/