Iran calls on the UN to denounce Trump’s threats as protests get more intense

Iran has made a UN appeal over what it claims are illegal US threats in the midst of violent nationwide protests over the expense of living.

Amid continued protests throughout the nation, Iran has called on the UN to act on what it called “reckless” and illegal threats from US President Donald Trump.

Iranian ambassador to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani wrote to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council President on Friday, urging them to denounce what he called “illegal threats” against Tehran.

Hours before, Trump had declared that the United States was “locked and loaded and ready to go” if more demonstrators were killed during protests over growing living expenses.

Iravani said Trump’s “reckless and provocative statements” were a “serious violation” of both international law and the UN Charter, and he called on the Security Council members and UN leadership to “unequivocally and firmly condemn” them.

“Any attempt to incite, encourage, or legitimize internal unrest as a pretext for external pressure or military intervention is a gross violation of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity,” Iravani stated in the letter, which was issued in its entirety by the state news agency IRNA.

Additionally, the letter stated that Iran’s government will “exercise its rights in a decisive and proportionate manner” and “reiterates its inherent right to defend its sovereignty.”

Iravani went on, “The United States of America bears full responsibility for any consequences arising from these illegal threats and any subsequent escalation of tensions.”

Qom, Marvdasht, Yasuj, Mashhad, and Hamedan, as well as the Tehran neighborhoods of Tehranpars and Khak Sefid, were among the locations where protests took place on Friday, according to IRNA.

Shopkeepers in Tehran went on strike on Sunday due to high pricing and economic stagnation, which sparked the protests that eventually extended across the country.

44 individuals have been arrested and at least 9 people have been murdered during the violence. Qom province’s deputy governor described the event as an effort to instigate unrest and said another individual died after a grenade exploded in his grasp.

Trump stated in a Truth Social post that the United States of America will defend Iran if it “violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom.”

US meddling “is equivalent to chaos across the entire region and the destruction of American interests,” according to Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

A crumbling currency, soaring inflation, and years of severe drought that have affected Tehran, a city of around 10 million people, are some of Iran’s economic problems.

The Iranian government has adopted a more conciliatory stance than in previous demonstrations. According to observers, President Masoud Pezeshkian’s statement that the government was “at fault” and offered alternatives differs from previous crackdowns.

After a 12-day escalation in June in which the US targeted three Iranian nuclear installations, tensions between Israel and Iran are still high. Trump called the attacks a “very successful attack.”

Speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, Trump threatened to “knock the hell out” Iran if it advanced its ballistic or nuclear weapons programs, while Israel is pushing to resume assaults.

In response to any aggression against Iran, Pezeshkian has promised a “severe” response.