Iran urges UN to respond to Trump’s ‘reckless’ threats following protests | Donald Trump News

The letter to the UN chief and Security Council comes after Trump said the United States would intervene if Tehran violently suppressed protests.

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, has written to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the UN Security Council (UNSC), urging them to condemn “unlawful threats” against Tehran by US President Donald Trump, amid ongoing protests in the country.

The letter sent Friday came hours after Trump said the United States was “locked and loaded and ready to leave” if other demonstrators were killed in the ongoing demonstrations in Iran because of the cost of living.

Iravani called on UN chief Antonio Guterres and members of the UN Security Council to “unequivocally and strongly condemn” Trump’s “reckless and provocative statements”, describing them as a “grave violation” of the UN Charter and international law.

“Any attempt to incite, encourage or legitimize internal unrest as a pretext for external pressure or military intervention constitutes a blatant violation of the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Iravani said in the letter, published in full by the official IRNA news agency.

The letter adds that the Iranian government “reiterates its inherent right to defend its sovereignty” and that it will “exercise its rights decisively and proportionately.”

“The United States of America bears full responsibility for all consequences arising from these unlawful threats and any resulting escalation of tensions,” Iravani added.

IRNA reported earlier that protests continued across Iran on Friday, with people gathering in Qom, Marvdasht, Yasuj, Mashhad and Hamedan as well as the Tehran neighborhoods of Tehranpars and Khak Sefid.

Protests swept across the country after traders in Iran’s capital Tehran went on strike on Sunday against rising prices and economic stagnation.

At least seven people had been killed and 44 people arrested during the unrest. The deputy governor of Qom province said Friday that another person had died after a grenade exploded in his hand, which the governor said was an attempt to incite unrest.

In his article on Truth Social, Trump said that if Iran “violently kills peaceful protesters, as is their wont, the United States of America will come to their rescue.”

Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, retorted that US interference “is tantamount to chaos throughout the region and the destruction of US interests.”

Iran’s economic difficulties, notably collapsing currency and high inflation rates, follow years of severe drought in Tehran, a city of around 10 million inhabitants, worsening several ongoing crises.

In response, Iranian leaders have adopted a surprisingly conciliatory tone, with President Masoud Pezeshkian saying the government is “responsible” for the situation and promising to find solutions. Observers noted that the response is markedly different from the harsh reaction to past protests in the country.

The United States bombs three Iranian nuclear sites in June this year, during a 12-day escalation between Israel and Iran. Trump called the operation a “very successful attack.”

Last week, at a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said the United States would “incapacitate” Iran if it advances its nuclear or ballistic weapons programs.

This statement comes in a context of Israeli pressure resume attacks it’s Iran.

Pezeshkian promised a “severe” response to any attacks.