António Guterres

July 21, 2025 | |

Eyeing Sanctions ‘Snapback,’ Iran Petitions Russia and China Ahead of E3 Meeting

Iran Solicits Allies: Iranian officials will meet on July 22 with counterparts from two of its Axis of Aggressors allies, Russia and China, to discuss ways to circumvent the reimposition...

July 3, 2025 | |

‘Unfit for Office’: U.S. Calls on UN to Fire Francesca Albanese in Light of Report Accusing Companies of Contributing to ‘Genocide’

‘Antisemitism and Support for Terrorism’: The Trump administration formally requested that the United Nations fire Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for the “Occupied...

May 14, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Trump halts the Indo-Pakistan conflict

The ceasefire is an achievement but don’t confuse that with peace

April 2, 2025 | |

‘Insidious Anti-Israel Trend’: U.S. Congress Warns UN Human Rights Council of Sanctions

Lawmakers Threatens Sanctions: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch (R-ID) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) warned that they would...

March 4, 2025 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Blackout

International Energy Policies Threaten U.S. National Security

February 13, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Timid UN Response to Death of Aid Worker Held Captive by Houthis

The United Nations pronounced itself “grief-stricken and outraged” about the death on February 10 of a veteran aid worker taken hostage in Yemen, yet its statements barely criticized the Houthi rebels...

December 18, 2024 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Science Belongs at Universities, National Laboratories – Not the UN

During a World Economic Forum session, Melissa Fleming, U.N. undersecretary-general for global

December 3, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Gulf countries talk like Iran, act like Israel

The GCC rhetoric on Israel masks its true aims to decouple Syria's Assad and the Islamic Republic and declaw Hezbollah in Lebanon

November 4, 2024 | |

‘The UN Did Nothing’: Israel Formally Severs Ties with UNRWA Over Hamas ‘Infiltration’

Israel Nullifies UNRWA Agreement: The Israeli government notified the United Nations on November 3 that it is withdrawing from the 1967 agreement that formalized Israel’s relationship with the UN Relief...

November 1, 2024 | |

U.S. Officials Chide ‘Antisemitism’ of UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

The Biden administration issued a fresh rebuke of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur “on the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967” on October 29, ahead of her...

October 25, 2024 | |

Hamas Commander Employed by UNRWA Who Participated in October 7 Massacre Eliminated in IDF Strike

A Hamas commander who directed the murder of Israeli civilians seeking shelter after they fled from the terrorist group’s massacre at the Nova dance music festival on October 7,...

October 23, 2024 | Enia Krivine, Ben Cohen

Israel Shouldn’t Suffer from the UN’s Failure in Lebanon

Had UNIFIL carried out its mandate, many, if not most, of Israeli operations in Lebanon would not be necessary.

October 23, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

Guterres embraces the authoritarians

By attending a three-day summit in Russia and lending credence to Putin’s despotism, the U.N. secretary-general is effectively spitting in the faces of both Ukraine and Israel.

October 15, 2024 | Bonnie Glick |

The UN Gravy Train Rolls on and on While America Pays

The United States contributes annually to the failed UN peacekeeping operation in Lebanon established in 1978 and known as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). It was originally established...

October 2, 2024 | |

UN Secretary-General Condemns Iran After Israel Declares Him Persona Non Grata Over Earlier Reaction

UN Secretary-General António Guterres belatedly condemned Iran by name on October 2 for launching nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel the previous day, apparently updating an...

September 25, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Tehran’s damage control tactics amidst Hezbollah’s setbacks

In light of the significant losses suffered by Hezbollah and the escalating concerns in Tehran regarding a potentially unpredictable Israeli attack, the regime’s current strategy appears to be one of...

August 16, 2024 | |

Wave of Executions Continues in Iran

Iran executed six more prisoners on August 14 as part of a new wave of death sentences that are “unprecedented,” according to the independent website Iran Wire...

June 21, 2024 | |

UN Rapporteurs Call for Arms Embargo on Israel

Several United Nations (UN)-appointed special rapporteurs issued a statement on June 20 calling on weapons manufacturers to immediately halt arms transfers to Israel. The group —...

June 14, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Cameron McMillan

The grave consequences of the UN’s failure in Lebanon

In a significant escalation, Hezbollah pummeled northern Israel on Wednesday with more than 200 rockets in the terror group’s largest single-day attack since the start of...

June 13, 2024 | |

UN Equates Israel With Hamas in ‘Children in Armed Conflict’ Blacklist

The United Nations’ (UN) institutional bias against Israel was on display on June 13, as the Secretary-General’s annual report on children in armed conflict included the Jewish...