Iran calls for end to Trump's violence inciting comments

TABNAK, Jan. 14 - Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Amir Saeid Iravani has said that the meddlesome statements of US President Donald Trump are obviously inciting violence in the Islamic Republic.

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Date: 14 January 2026 - 11:45

In a letter addressed to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Security Council President Samuel Zbogar on Tuesday, the Iranian envoy said that the US president threatened to attack Iran in violation of international norms and regulations.

He said that Trump’s reckless comments clearly provoke political instability and threaten the Islamic Republic’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and national security, which are blatant violations of international law enshrined in the UN Charter.

According to Iravani, the US president’s comments complete Washington’s regime-change policy in Iran that is followed up on maximum pressure campaign, the exacerbation of unilateral and illegal sanctions, intentional instability through economic and social means, the systemic expansion of insecurity and provocation of Iranian young generation.

He also warned that the US and the Israeli regime are directly responsible for the deaths of innocent Iranian citizens, particularly the youth, in the recent unrest.

The ambassador urged the UN secretary-general and the UNSC to call on the US and the Israeli regime to halt the anti-Iran policies and actions, and to warn Washington against any miscalculation of resorting to military aggression against the Islamic Republic.

The following is the full text of the letter:

Excellencies,

Upon the instructions of my Government, I wish to draw your immediate attention to a statement made today by the President of the United States, 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.”

This reckless statement explicitly encourages political destabilization, incites and invites violence, and threatens the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It 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 under Article 2(4) and the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of States under Article 2(7). 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.

The statement explicitly made today by the President of the United States, calling for the “taking over of institutions,” must be understood in the context of the failure of the 12-day war of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran in June 2025, and as an integral component of a broader regime-change policy pursued through the so-called “maximum pressure” campaign, the escalation of unlawful unilateral sanctions, deliberate social and economic destabilization, the systematic spread of insecurity, and the incitement of young people to confront the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 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.

In light of these flagrant violations of the Charter of the United Nations and international law by the United States and their grave consequences on the regional and international peace and security, the Islamic Republic of Iran urgently calls upon:

1. The Secretary-General, the Security Council, and, in particular, its responsible members to fulfill their Charter-based responsibilities by unequivocally condemning all forms of incitement to violence, threats to use force, and interference in Iran’s internal affairs by the United States; urge the U.S. and the Israeli regime to immediately cease destabilizing policies and practices and to comply fully with their obligations under international law; and warn the U.S. against any possible miscalculations to conduct any acts of military aggression against the Islamic republic of Iran; and

2. All Member States to refrain from provocative and irresponsible statements or actions that violate the Charter of the United Nations, including the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

I should be grateful if you would have the present letter circulated as an official document of the Security Council.

Please accept, Excellencies, the assurances of my highest consideration.