Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran`s permanent representative to the UN

Iran has formally complained to the United Nations over remarks by US President Donald Trump, rebuking him for threatening military action and inciting rioters to take control of state institutions.

In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President of the Security Council Samuel Zbogar on Tuesday, Iran`s Ambassador and Permanent Representative Amir Saeid Iravani referred to a statement made by Trump, in which he openly incites violence inside Iran and threatens military intervention.

"Addressing Iranian protesters, he stated: ‘Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! ... HELP IS ON ITS WAY,`" Iravani said, adding that this reckless statement "explicitly encourages political destabilization, incites and invites violence, and threatens the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security" of Iran.

In recent days, Trump and other American officials said that the United States would resort to military aggression against Iran in the event of what they called Tehran`s "suppression" of sporadic riots that have followed the decline of rial, the Iranian currency.

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly stressed that it would exert due effort to address economic protests, but stands firmly in the face of attempts at derailing protests towards disorder.

Iravani noted that Trump`s statement constitutes a flagrant violation of the fundamental principles of international law enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, in particular the prohibition of the threat or use of force and the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of States.

"This interventionist rhetoric forms part of a continuing and escalating pattern aimed at political destabilization by the President of the United States over the recent weeks, during which he has repeatedly threatened the use of force against Iran, as documented in our previous communications dated 30 December 2025, 2 January 2026, and 9 January 2026," he added.

The letter said Trump`s remarks should be viewed in the context of the failure of a 12-day war of aggression against Iran in June 2025 and as part of a broader regime-change policy involving "maximum pressure," expanded unilateral sanctions, deliberate social and economic destabilization, and efforts to incite unrest among Iran`s youth.

On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran, assassinating many high-ranking military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians.

More than a week later, the United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces targeted strategic sites across the occupied territories as well as the al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest American military base in West Asia.

"The United States and the Israeli regime bear direct and undeniable legal responsibility for the resulting loss of innocent civilian lives, particularly among the youth," Iravani said.

Peaceful protests over economic hardship escalated into riots last week, fueled by remarks by US and Israeli leaders, with armed groups damaging public property and causing casualties among civilians and security forces.

Dozens of Iranian civilians and security personnel have been martyred at the hands of the rioters, who have been confirmed by the Islamic Republic`s intelligence to have been in receipt of intelligence, operational, logistical, and financial support by Washington and the Israeli regime`s Mossad spy agency.

The Islamic Republic`s authorities have observed that through the riots, Iran`s adversaries have been seeking to make up for their failures during direct military aggression against the country.