Russia drafts UN resolution calling for Middle East ceasefire - TASS
Russia has prepared a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East, a source told TASS on Monday.
The draft expresses “deep concern over the current military escalation in the Middle East and beyond” and mourns the loss of life in the region.
It urges all parties to “immediately stop their military activities and refrain from further escalation,” and strongly encourages a return to negotiations without delay, making full use of political and diplomatic means.
The draft also underlines the importance of ensuring the security of all states in the Middle East and beyond, according to the text cited by TASS.
Iran International has launched a new interactive news map on its website aimed at making it easier for audiences to access stories and better understand the geographic spread of events in Iran and around the world.
The feature allows users to explore news not only by time or topic but also by geographic location, offering a visual way to track developments across cities, provinces and countries.
Each news event appears as a marker on the map showing where it occurred. By clicking on a marker, users can open a list of related stories published about that location and read further details.
The tool enables audiences to quickly see what has happened in a particular city, province or region of the world at a glance.
The interactive map is now available from the top-right section of the Iran International website and through a dedicated link, allowing users to follow developments in Iran and globally in an interactive format.
Search news by location
On the Iran International interactive map, news events are marked with icons that correspond to a specific city, province or location worldwide.
Selecting any marker displays a list of news items connected to that geographic location.
This feature is particularly useful for tracking developments concentrated in a specific region, ranging from protests and political developments to major international events.
Filter news by time
The map also includes a time filter that allows users to display stories from a selected period.
With this tool, audiences can review how events have unfolded over time and see what developments occurred across different parts of the world during a specific timeframe.
Available time filters include today, the past seven days, the past 14 days, the past month, the past three months and the past year.
Browse news by topic
In addition to location and time, users can filter news by subject.
The interactive map allows audiences to select from a range of news categories, including liveblog, the Middles East crisis, Iran’s protests, world news, and economy and environment.
The feature helps users quickly navigate large volumes of news and find stories related to their specific interests.
The launch of the interactive map is part of Iran International’s broader effort to provide new digital tools and make access to information easier for its audience.
Iran’s judiciary warned on Monday that the assets of Iranians living abroad who cooperate with what it called enemy states could be confiscated under the Iranian law.
In a statement, the Office of the Prosecutor General said any cooperation with countries considered hostile — including the United States and Israel — that harms national security could lead to the seizure of all assets and other legal penalties.
The statement cited Article 1 of a law passed in October that increases penalties for espionage and cooperation with Israel and hostile countries against Iran’s national security and interests.
Under the law, operational actions or intelligence activity for Israel, the United States, or other "hostile" governments or groups could result in the confiscation of all assets and the death penalty, according to the statement.
The European Union will hold meetings of its oil and gas supply coordination groups on Thursday after the Iran war pushed oil prices above $100 per barrel, a European Commission spokesperson said on Monday.
The groups will assess the impact of the Middle East conflict on energy markets and review member states’ oil supply levels. EU countries are required to maintain oil stocks equivalent to at least 90 days of consumption.
The coordination groups bring together EU government representatives to monitor supply security and coordinate response measures during energy crises.
Azerbaijan reopened its border crossings with Iran for all cargo traffic on Monday, Russian state news agency TASS reported.
The crossings, part of one of the shortest land routes linking Iran to its ally Russia, were closed last week after an Iranian drone attack targeted the Nakhchivan exclave.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev late on Sunday that Tehran had not been involved in the attack and an investigation was underway, Aliyev’s office said.
A drone explodes at the airport of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on March 5, 2026.
