the United Nations
noun
: an international organization that helps to solve world conflicts peacefully
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Ramsey flies more than 400,000 miles per year and has traveled to all 7 continents, 50 U.S. states and 173 of the United Nations countries.
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Bushehr is fueled by uranium produced in Russia, not Iran, and is monitored by the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Iran has always insisted its nuclear program is peaceful, but the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Thursday declared it in breach of its non-proliferation obligations, prompting Tehran to promise escalatory action.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Newsweek has also reached out to the Iranian Mission to the United Nations and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Bushehr is fueled by uranium produced in Russia, not Iran, and is monitored by the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Iran has always insisted its nuclear program is peaceful, but the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Thursday declared it in breach of its non-proliferation obligations, prompting Tehran to promise escalatory action.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Newsweek has also reached out to the Iranian Mission to the United Nations and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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