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07 Apr 2026, 17:30 GMT+10
Tehran [Iran], April 7 (ANI): Iran has called on the United Nations Security Council to take 'immediate action' after US President Donald Trump said the United States had attempted to send weapons to Iranian protesters, according to a report by Iranian State Media Press TV.
Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, in a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the Security Council, described Trump's remarks as a 'clear admission' of inciting violence and interference in Iran's internal affairs.
'Such behaviour is in line with the United States' long-standing policy of creating, financing, and arming terrorist groups in the Middle East and beyond,' Iravani wrote. 'It constitutes a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and the fundamental principles and rules of international law.'
He further said that Washington had been 'trying to turn peaceful protests in Iran into violence, unrest, and bloodshed,' and stressed that arming groups in another country triggers international responsibility.
'The Security Council must firmly condemn these dangerous statements,' he said. 'Ensure that these violations do not go unanswered and clearly declare that any conduct constituting state support for terrorism will not be tolerated under any circumstances,' he added.
The letter also held the United States responsible for 'all losses and suffering inflicted on civilians and civilian infrastructure' during unrest in December 2025 and January 2026.
Separately, Iran also urged regional powers, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, to uphold principles of good neighbourliness, IRNA reported.
US President Donald Trump, speaking at a White House Easter event, acknowledged that the US had attempted to arm anti-government protesters in Iran, but said the effort failed, according to the Times of Israel.
'We sent guns, a lot of guns. They were supposed to go to the people so they could fight back against these thugs,' Trump told reporters.
'You know what happened? The people that they sent them to kept them,' he added, according to the Times of Israel.
According to The Times of Israel, Trump also expressed frustration over the outcome, saying: 'I'm very upset with a certain group of people, and they're going to pay a big price for that.'
While he did not specify who diverted the weapons during his Monday remarks, he had earlier suggested that 'Kurdish intermediaries' may have been responsible, without providing evidence.
The comments came against the backdrop of widespread anti-government protests in Iran earlier this year, during which Trump had said 'help was on the way' for demonstrators. (ANI)
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