(Reuters) -Iranis seeking a senior post on a United Nations committee that decides accreditation of non-governmental organizations, a move thatIsraelon Tuesday compared to gangster Al Capone running the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Iranwas elected to the 19-member committee in April for a four-year term from 2015. The United States andIsraelare ...

Iran is campaigning for a key position on a UN committee that deals with disarmament and international security despite opposition from the Israeli regime, an Iranian diplomat says. On Tuesday, a spokesman for Iran's UN mission confirmed Tehrans bid to be the rapporteur of the UN General Assembly's First Committee for its 68th session due to begin ...

By The ChristianScienceMonitor Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Israel a 'fake regime' shielded by the US at the UN General Assembly, prompting Israeli Ambassador,Ron Prosor to walk out of the meeting. Iran's president calledIsraela nuclear-armed "fake regime" shielded by theUnited States, prompting Israel's U.N. ambassador to walk ...

Irans Deputy Ambassador to the UN Eshaq Al-e-Habib condemned the comments made by the Israeli envoy to the UN, Ron Prosor which made charges against Iran in regard to the developments in Syria. Addressing the 193-member UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Al-e-Habibsaid The Zionist regime (Israel)s representative once again stated unfounded ...