By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – Iran ambassador to the UN on Tuesday has urged the UN to condemn the US administration, citied President Donald Trump’s protest message, cancelled talks, and a new tariff threat after rising diplomatic tensions.
Iran has asked the world body to formally censure the United States, accused it of encouraging unrest and threatening force against Tehran.
Iran’s envoy in a letter sent to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the current president of the UN Security Council, said Washington had crossed a line.
The request came after fresh tensions following public remarks and policy decisions announced by US President Donald Trump, including new trade penalties and an open call to Iranian protesters.
Iran ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, said the US President was “openly inciting violence” inside Iran.
He cited a post shared by Trump on the social media platform Truth Social. In the message, Trump addressed demonstrators directly.
“Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING — TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! … HELP IS ON ITS WAY.”
The letter was also addressed to Somali diplomat Abukar Dahir Osman, who is presiding over the Security Council this month.
Iran argued that such statements amounted to interference in its internal affairs and posed a risk to regional stability.
The diplomatic row follows a series of moves by Trump over the past two days.
He said he had cancelled “all meetings” with Iranian officials. The decision, he said, was linked to reports of violence against protesters in Iran.
In a letter sent to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the current president of the United Nations Security Council, Trump said:
Trump announced that countries doing business with Iran would face a 25 per cent tariff on trade with the United States.
He also urged protesters to continue demonstrating and to document abuses.
“To all Iranian patriots, keep protesting,” Trump said. “Take over your institutions if possible and save the names of the killers and the abusers.”
Trump acknowledged conflicting reports on casualties but insisted accountability would follow.
“I hear five different sets of numbers,” he said. “One death is too much.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said diplomacy remained Washington’s preferred route but added that military options were not being ruled out.
