US Blocks China’s Effort to Condemn Israeli Attacks on Gaza at the UNSC

The Cradle For seven decades, Israel has skirted any responsibility for rampant human rights abuses against Palestinians thanks to Washington’s unwavering support US officials blocked an effort led by China at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 10 May to condemn Israel’s latest onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to senior Israeli officials that spoke with…

Iran Reserves Right to Self-Defense against US, Others

Highlighting Iran’s legal presence in Syria based on Damascus’ formal request, the Iranian UN envoy said Tehran reserves its inherent right to self-defense and will take decisive measures to protect its forces, interests, and facilities against any threat from the US or others. Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Saeed Iravani sent a letter to…

In a Major Shift, Brazil Challenges OPCW’s Syria Cover-Up

In a geopolitical shift, Brazil has come out in favor of accountability for the OPCW’s Syria cover-up scandal. At a meeting of UN Security Council members on March 23rd, Brazil criticized the OCW’s “poor” handling of the issue and rebuked the UK and other states for blocking the testimony of veteran Brazilian diplomat Jose Bustani,…

Aaron Maté Debunks Syrian Gas Attack Coverup at the UN

Last week Pushback host Aaron Maté appeared at the United Nations to address the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Warfare (OPCW) scandal over the coverup of so-called “false flag” chemical weapons attacks perpetrated by forces seeking to overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad. Aaron sought to debunk the latest set of lies being pushed…

Multipolarity Was Triggered by the 2003 US Invasion of Iraq

Karin Kneissl Twenty years after the unlawful and destabilizing US-led invasion of Iraq, Washington must face the ultimate consequence of that war: UNSC powers China and Russia laying the foundation for a genuine, UN Charter-based system of multipolarism. On the night of 19-20 March, 2003, the US air force began bombing the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The…

Palestine Urges UN to Guarantee ‘Protection’ against Israeli Aggression

The Cradle The letter was sent a day after Jewish settlers launched a violent rampage against the Palestinian town of Huwara in Nablus Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to guarantee “protection” for Palestinians in the wake of increasing Israeli aggression by settlers and Tel Aviv’s military in…

Statement of H. E. Bassam Sabbagh on Humanitarian Aid in Syria

Media Stakeout by Bassam Sabbagh, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, on the humanitarian aid supplies to Syria. Speaking to reporters after a closed meeting today (13 Feb) in New York, Syrian Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh said, “during today’s meeting, I conveyed to the Council that the Syrian government has repeatedly…

Vassily Nebenzia’s Statements at the UNSC Briefing on the Syrian Chemical File

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on the Syrian chemical file (resolution 2118) Mr.President, Let me begin by extending our condolences to the bereaved families and everyone who got injured during the devastating earthquakes that took place in Turkiye and Syria, whose representatives are present at this meeting. Recently, we have had…

Sabbagh: Syria Determined to Cooperate with OPCW to Close the Chemical File

5 January، 2023 New York, SANA Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh said Syria is determined to cooperate with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to close “the Chemical file.” “Syria has repeatedly condemned the use of chemical weapons by anyone, at any time or in any place, and it…

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC Briefing on the Political and Humanitarian Situation in Syria

Mme.President, We thank Geir Pedersen and Martin Griffiths for the briefings on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria. It is Russia’s unchanging position that there is no alternative to a Syrian-owned and Syrian-led political process carried out under the UN mediation and given full respect for the sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of…

Iran Condemns the Theft and Looting of the Wealth of the Syrian People

2022-12-22 Tehran-Sana Iran has condemned the theft and looting of the wealth of the Syrian people, especially oil products, by the US occupation forces in northeastern Syria. Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed irwani said during a security council meeting on Syria that ending the occupation and respecting full national sovereignty on…

Sabbagh: Resolution to Crisis in Syria Requires Security Council Stop Israeli Attacks, Remove Blockade

21 December، 2022 New York, SANA Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh, said that challenges of terrorism, the illegal military presence on Syrian territories, Israeli recurrent attacks and the coercive unilateral measures require Security Council to condemn these violations and end them immediately. “Insistence on continuing the aid mechanism through borders…