Iran’s United Nations mission has formally requested the Security Council to denounce what it characterizes as Washington’s intensifying campaign to destabilize the nation. This diplomatic move comes in direct response to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s public exhortation on social media urging Iranian protesters to seize state institutions.
Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani submitted an urgent communiqué late Tuesday asserting that Trump’s Truth Social post constituted explicit encouragement of political destabilization and incitement to violence. The diplomatic correspondence emphasized that such statements directly threaten Iran’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security.
Trump’s provocative message, posted January 13, 2026, declared: ‘Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! … HELP IS ON ITS WAY.’ When subsequently questioned by journalists regarding the nature of this promised assistance, the former president offered no clarification, stating only that he would ‘have to figure that out.’
Ambassador Iravani contextualized these remarks within recent hostilities against Iran, specifically referencing the failed 12-day military aggression in June 2025 that reportedly resulted in approximately 1,000 Iranian casualties. The ambassador’s letter attributed direct legal responsibility to both the United States and Israel for civilian deaths during this conflict.
The Iranian mission’s Twitter account simultaneously amplified these allegations, characterizing U.S. policy toward Iran as fundamentally rooted in regime change strategies employing sanctions, threats, and engineered unrest as pretexts for military intervention.
Iran’s formal request to the United Nations includes demands for unequivocal condemnation of U.S. incitement to violence, cessation of destabilizing policies, and compliance with international legal obligations. The appeal further seeks warnings against potential military aggression.
This diplomatic offensive coincides with revelations from former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who acknowledged the necessity for ‘strategic patience’ in pursuing regime change in Iran while operating with an ‘invisible hand.’ Gallant, currently subject to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged war crimes, emphasized the importance of background influence during ongoing protests that commenced in Iran on December 28.