Iran calls on the UN Security Council to condemn U.S. interference

Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani urged the UN secretary-general and the Security Council to condemn the United States for inciting violence and threatening to use force against his country.

In a letter addressed to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and UN Security Council President Abukar Dahir Osman, Iravani accused U.S. President Donald Trump of openly inciting violence in Iran.

"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," Iravani said.

He also called on the UN secretary-general and the Security Council "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.

Iran also urges all UN member states to refrain from provocative and irresponsible statements or actions that violate the UN Charter, including the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Iran, said the letter.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran urgently calls upon 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," the letter reads.