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.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar warned that time was running out to prevent Tehran from accessing nuclear weapons, and the Islamic regime was already capable of producing a “couple of bombs.”

Tehran condemns the United States for imposing fresh sanctions on Iran’s oil industry. Some U.S. officials claim that they are willing to engage with Iran, he said, noting that reimposing new sanctions on the Islamic Republic rejects that claim.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has traveled to Geneva to take part in the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council and the 2025 session of the Conference on Disarmament.

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.

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.

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, praises the United States for siding with Russia in two votes at the UN.

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.