Iran has asserted that its nuclear program is meant for peaceful purposes, however, amidst the looming threat of a full-scale Iran-Israel war, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is facing increasing pressure from several high-power corners in the country to lift the ban imposed on developing nuclear weapons.

Iran on Monday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call to "finish the job" against the Islamic republic as a breach of the UN Charter.

Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of a high-level disarmament conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks in Tehran on Tuesday, aligning Russia and Iran’s positions on key aspects of Iran’s nuclear program. According to a statement from Russia’s Foreign Ministry,

The United Nations said Israel is violating a 2006 Security Council resolution by delaying its full withdrawal from southern Lebanon, according to a joint statement from UN envoy Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and the UNIFIL peacekeeping force.

Russia and Iran remain aligned on Tehran’s goals for its domestic nuclear program, the Russian foreign ministry said this week.

Lebanese authorities arrested more than 25 people on Saturday following an attack on a United Nations convoy that wounded two peacekeepers the day before, the interior minister said in a statement.

On Feb 16, Mr Netanyahu told a Jerusalem news conference with visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Israel would “finish the job” against Iran with the support of the US, its top ally. Mr Netanyahu also said Israel had “dealt a mighty blow to Iran’s terror axis” during the past 16 months.