Velayati and Aziz meet with the UN chief in New York

Khomeini addressed Khamenei, Mousavi and cabinet members during Government Week, calling for people’s participation in reconstruction. Recovery now required rebuilding war-damaged areas and mobilizing...

The Secretary-General appointed Jan Eliasson as his personal representative on implementation of Resolution 598. The appointment established a continuing channel for unresolved peace issues.

Khomeini rejected Prime Minister Mousavi’s resignation and instructed him to continue serving within the Constitution. The exchange exposed tensions in Iran’s government just after the ceasefire.

The first Geneva round ended after talks beginning in August. Iran and Iraq still needed agreement on withdrawal and other terms to turn the ceasefire into lasting peace.

Britain and Iran agreed in New York to restore full diplomatic representation. The agreement opened a post-ceasefire path toward reopening embassies.

Khomeini issued policies for postwar reconstruction, including support for veterans and bereaved families, productive investment and less dependence on oil. The message connected recovery with defense...

At the General Assembly, Velayati proposed an international day against chemical warfare and urged preventive measures and punishment, carrying Iran’s accountability demands beyond the ceasefire.

King Fahd made conciliatory remarks about Iran as Saudi Arabia considered improving relations after the ceasefire and the earlier diplomatic rupture.

Iraq proposed exchanging prisoners, describing its offer as a goodwill gesture. For Iran, prisoner returns remained linked to the broader dispute over withdrawal and peace implementation.

Iraq announced the release of 25 Iranian prisoners on a Red Cross aircraft. The return came while broader peace negotiations and prisoner arrangements remained unresolved.