Statement by
H.E. Mr. Hossein Darzi
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative
of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations
Before the UNSC Emergency Meeting
Under Agenda Item “ Situation in the Middle East”
New York, 15 January 2025

Statement by
H.E. Mr. Hossein Darzi
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative
of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations
Before the UNSC Emergency Meeting
Under Agenda Item “ Situation in the Middle East”
New York, 15 January 2025


Mr. President,
Let me state from the outset our firm objection to the participation of the so-called representatives of civil society. I must be absolutely clear: both briefers, imposed by the representative of the United States under this false label, do not represent Iran’s civil society. They represent the political agendas of the United States and Israel. They have lived outside Iran for more than two decades and have consistently engaged in incitement to violence and the promotion of extremist and terrorist activities, including advocating and facilitating the use of lethal force against law enforcement officers. Their presence here is therefore neither legitimate nor credible, and it fundamentally undermines the integrity of this discussion.

Please do not sell them to the world as representatives of Iran's civil 'society'. Their acts and statements regarding Iran are far from 'civil,' and they have long divorced from Iran's society. They amplify the Israeli/American foreign agenda.

They're both on Mossad's payroll, in accordance with undeniable evidence.

✅Jeffrey Sachs
American economist and professor at Columbia University:

The whole idea is for the United States and Israel Analyst News to make life as miserable as possible for the people of Iran, as if this is a normal thing, with the goal of regime change.

🔸The CIA-Mossad conspiracy to 'wreck' Iran The idea is to wreck the lives of the people of Iran and then to help to foment large scale protests everywhere.

🔸It's a very well known, established CIA, Mossad game plan, and it's in operation right now.

🔸It's very violent. It not only crushes the lives of the people of the country, but the idea is to, induce people to go out on the streets, to encourage them.


🔸As Mike Pompeo, the former CIA director, tweeted at the end of last year. He said, "Hello to all the Mossad agents running on the streets of Tehran next to the protesters."


🔸So this is a game. It's an extraordinarily violent, vicious game. Our mainstream media are so lame or so bought or so phony that they report that the Iranian government has lost control of the economy without saying that the United States has crushed the Iranian economy.

🔸So, as usual, the public is told a big lie. And that is, look at how terrible the Iranian government is to its people.


🔸But the whole idea is for the United States and Israel to make life as miserable as possible for the people of Iran,  as if this is a normal thing, with the goal of regime change.

Any attack against Ayatollah Khamenei ‘full-fledged’ war with Iranian nation: President

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian warns that any attack against Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will amount to a “full-fledged war” with the Iranian nation.

Посол в РФ: иранский народ против санкций и международного террора

Казем Джалали — о том, как санкции и провокации США стали инструментами опосредованной войны, и почему иранцы не примут навязанный сценарий.

Инструменты опосредованной войны
Печальные события 8 января 2026 года с точки зрения региональных изменений являются продолжением серии событий, начавшихся в июне 2025 года, и 12-дневной войны между израильским режимом и Соединенными Штатами против Ирана. Анализ действий основных действующих лиц в этот период показывает, что мы стали свидетелями изменения тактики и проявления насилия после провала в достижении поставленных целей. В этот раз иранское правительство находилось в процессе переговоров, примирения и поиска пути решения проблемы, когда внезапно израильские террористические отряды начали действовать в различных городах, используя мирные профессиональные собрания в качестве инструмента опосредованной войны под видом хаоса и беспорядков.

Архитектура санкций и провокации США
В те дни, когда президент Ирана Масуд Пезешкиан встречался с членами Торговой палаты, бизнесменами и предпринимателями и принимал их на заседаниях кабинета министров, президент США Дональд Трамп, посредством провокационных заявлений, политических посланий и публичных угроз поощрял насилие, поддерживал террористические группы, разжигал социальную нестабильность и пытался превратить мирные протесты в жестокие беспорядки. Он, архитектор и исполнитель политики максимального давления и санкций, посылает нелепый и противоречивый сигнал о "поддержке", "спасении" или "защите иранского народа".

С подрывом основ международного права
С точки зрения международного права дестабилизирующие действия коалиции унилатералистов подрывают Устав Организации Объединенных Наций, нарушают основополагающие принципы международного права и угрожают фундаментальным основам международного мира и безопасности. Поддерживая израильский режим "биологического кризиса", Соединенные Штаты неоднократно нарушают правила игры, которые они когда-то сами же и создали. Эта тенденция, безусловно, ускоряет упадок американской гегемонии. Пункт 4 статьи 2 Устава Организации Объединенных Наций запрещает государствам-членам применять силу или угрожать применением силы в своих международных отношениях против территориальной целостности или политической независимости любого государства; пункт 7 статьи 2 также категорически запрещает любое вмешательство в вопросы, которые в первую очередь находятся в пределах внутренней юрисдикции государства-члена.

Бессилие "международной олигархии силы и террора"
С политической точки зрения иностранное вмешательство с целью сохранения или навязывания принудительных политических результатов напоминает колониальную политику прошлых столетий. Присутствие миллионов иранцев на марше 12 января 2026 года свидетельствует о решительном неприятии иранским гражданским обществом реакции и реакционной коалиции унилатералистов. Сила Исламской Республики Иран заключается в опоре на общество, сформировавшееся в результате длительного процесса "культуры", "интеллекта" и "самоуверенности". Эта глубоко укоренившаяся историческая идентичность не выдерживает политических предписаний международной олигархии силы и террора.

С прицелом на новые санкции
С моральной точки зрения слова канцлера Германии [Фридриха] Мерца, описывающего действия коалиции сторонников односторонности прошлым летом, когда израильский режим бомбил дома и предприятия в Иране, могут оказаться весьма поучительными. Он сказал: "Это грязная работа, которую Израиль выполняет от имени Европы".

В обмен на новые услуги этого печально известного агента Соединенные Штаты и Европа стремятся ввести новые санкции против иранского народа.
https://tass.ru/opinions/26180113

WEF cancelled my appearance in Davos on the basis of lies and political pressure from Israel and its U.S-based proxies and apologists.
There is one fundamental truth to the recent violence in Iran:We had to defend our people against armed terrorists and ISIS-style killings openly backed by Mossad.
The sad irony: Israel's genocide of Palestinians and mass slaughter of 71,000 innocent people have not compelled WEF to cancel any invitation extended to Israeli officials whatsoever.In fact, Herzog even did a victory lap in Davos as early as January 2024, even as he faced criminal charges in Switzerland for the unfolding Genocide in Gaza.
If WEF wants to feign a supposedly "moral" stance,that is its prerogative. But it should at least be consistent about it.The current blatant double standard only conveys moral depravity and intellectual bankruptcy.
People have the right to know the truth and judge for themselves. Shame is solely reserved for those who think otherwise.

Watch this: Operation Day 13👆
@araghchi Link

✅ Iran is in our hearts forever


The song "My Iran" by Homayoun Shajarian

📌سید عباس عراقچی وزیر خارجه ایران خطاب به رئیس جمهور امریکا؛ همه گزینه‌های شما شکست خورده‌اند، زمان آن فرا رسیده که احترام را امتحان کنید.


🔹در حالی که ایرانیان برای عزیزان از دست‌رفتهٔ خود سوگواری می‌کنند، و آنچه را که تروریست‌ها ویران کردند از نو می‌سازند، اکنون تهدید دیگری در افق پدیدار شده است: شکست نهایی دیپلماسی.

🔹یک رویارویی تمام‌عیار بی‌تردید مخرب، خشن و بسیار بسیار طولانی‌تر از زمان‌بندی‌های خیال‌پردازانه‌ای خواهد بود که اسرائیل و وابستگانش می‌کوشند به کاخ سفید القا کنند.

🔹پیام ایران به رئیس‌جمهور ترامپ روشن است: ایالات متحده هر اقدام خصمانه‌ی قابل تصوری را آزموده است—از تحریم‌ها و حملات سایبری گرفته تا حملهٔ مستقیم نظامی—و اخیراً نیز آشکارا به شعله‌ور شدن یک عملیات تروریستی بزرگ دامن زده است؛ و همهٔ این‌ها شکست خورده‌اند. زمان آن رسیده که به گونه دیگری فکر کنند: احترام را امتحان کنید.

یادداشت من در وال‌استریت ژورنال:

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/irans-regime-defends-its-crackdown-46a2f59a

🔸@s_a_araghchi

✅Here is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitting the goal of U.S. sanctions is to make ordinary Iranians so miserable that they rise up and overthrow the government. This is the kind of thing everybody knows but is rarely admitted openly.

◀️ اسکات بسنت، وزیر خزانه‌داری ایالات متحده، صراحتاً اعتراف می‌کند که هدف تحریم‌های آمریکا این است که زندگی مردم عادی ایران آن‌قدر دشوار و طاقت‌فرسا شود که علیه دولت خود قیام کرده و آن را سرنگون کنند. این همان چیزی است که تقریباً همه از آن آگاه‌اند، اما به‌ندرت به‌صورت علنی به آن اذعان می‌شود.»

https://x.com/i/status/2014064621619913184

🎥 How did Iran cut off Mossad, MI6, and CIA communications during the unrest? A U.S. military figure analyzes

🔹 Scott Ritter, former UN weapons inspector and U.S. military officer:

🔺 Mossad and the CIA were making extensive use of Starlink as a communications mechanism. Iran was able to monitor the real-time communications of Mossad, MI6, and CIA operatives with their external handlers. By acting in a timely manner, these networks were then dismantled and neutralized, effectively depriving Mossad, MI6, and the CIA of the ability to maintain effective communication with their forces.

🔺 The internet was shut down so that the CIA, Mossad, and others could no longer communicate with what remained of their networks.

🎥 چگونه ایران ارتباط موساد، MI6 و سیا را در اغتشاشات قطع کرد؟ نظامی آمریکایی تحلیل می‌کند!

🔹«اسکات ریتر» افسر و بازرس سابق تسلیحات سازمان ملل:

🔺موساد و سیا به‌طور گسترده از استارلینک به‌عنوان یک سازوکار ارتباطی استفاده می‌کردند. ایران توانست ارتباطات لحظه‌ای عوامل موساد، MI6 و سیا را با هدایت‌کنندگان خارجی آن‌ها رصد کند و سپس با اقدام به‌موقع، این شبکه‌ها جمع‌آوری و خنثی شدند و در نتیجه موساد، MI6 و سیا عملاً امکان برقراری ارتباط مؤثر با نیروهای خود را از دست دادند.

🔺اینترنت قطع شد تا سیا، موساد و دیگران نتوانند با آنچه از شبکه‌هایشان باقی مانده ارتباط برقرار کنند.

❇️ سید عباس عراقچی وزیر خارجه ایران خطاب به رئیس جمهور امریکا؛ همه گزینه‌های شما شکست خورده‌اند، زمان آن فرا رسیده که احترام را امتحان کنید

در حالی که ایرانیان برای عزیزان از دست‌رفتهٔ خود سوگواری می‌کنند، و آنچه را که تروریست‌ها ویران کردند از نو می‌سازند، اکنون تهدید دیگری در افق پدیدار شده است: شکست نهایی دیپلماسی.

یک رویارویی تمام‌عیار بی‌تردید مخرب، خشن و بسیار بسیار طولانی‌تر از زمان‌بندی‌های خیال‌پردازانه‌ای خواهد بود که اسرائیل و وابستگانش می‌کوشند به کاخ سفید القا کنند.

پیام ایران به رئیس‌جمهور ترامپ روشن است: ایالات متحده هر اقدام خصمانه‌ی قابل تصوری را آزموده است—از تحریم‌ها و حملات سایبری گرفته تا حملهٔ مستقیم نظامی—و اخیراً نیز آشکارا به شعله‌ور شدن یک عملیات تروریستی بزرگ دامن زده است؛ و همهٔ این‌ها شکست خورده‌اند. زمان آن رسیده که به گونه دیگری فکر کنند: احترام را امتحان کنید.

یادداشت من در وال‌استریت ژورنال:
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/irans-regime-defends-its-crackdown-46a2f59a

@MFAIran

Iran’s Government Defends Its Crackdown
Unlike the restraint we showed in 2025, this time we’ll have no qualms about firing back with all we have.

Abbas Araghchi
WSJ
Jan. 20, 2026

The White House ought to be impervious to the wave of demonstrably false stories in Western media about recent events in Iran, but it may be necessary to clarify some points. The protests began peacefully and were recognized as legitimate by the Iranian government. They suddenly turned violent when foreign and domestic terrorist actors entered the scene, so blocking communication among organizers of the rioters and terrorists was an imperative. As those cells are being wrapped up by our intelligence and security agencies, the internet and all communications are slowly being restored.

Media narratives have actively distorted reality and helped create an atmosphere that risks unleashing violence on an unprecedented scale in our region. If I had to guess, I would say violence was the precise purpose of this apparent misinformation campaign.

As black-clad groups of masked terrorists used rifles and handguns to infiltrate protests and mow down innocent demonstrators on our streets, reports emerged in various media claiming that big cities in Iran had “fallen.” Other reports alleged the continuation of widespread armed violence. In reality, the violent phase of the unrest lasted less than 72 hours. I acknowledged in an interview with Fox News that the death toll is in the hundreds, with a final tally to be released when the Health Ministry and hospitals are able to provide figures with accuracy.

The events of this month have differed from previous protests in one crucial respect. The U.S. president publicly warned that Iran would face consequences if protesters were killed. This message, intentionally or not, gave plotters an incentive to pursue a callous and horrific strategy of what can only be described as “maximum bloodshed.” The purpose was clear: to drag the U.S. into fighting another war on behalf of Israel. When even President Trump’s former Central Intelligence Agency director, Mike Pompeo, openly acknowledges the Israeli Mossad spy agency’s infiltration of street protests, this reality can’t be dismissed as a conspiracy theory.

From Dec. 28 to the evening of Jan. 8, Iran witnessed various scenes familiar in many other democracies: largely peaceful protests against economic reforms and the state of the economy, especially inflation, negotiations with trade groups, and limited, nonlethal clashes. Iranian police are trained and equipped primarily to manage unrest without firearms, and almost all officers on the ground were unarmed. But only hours after Mr. Trump’s announcement that he was considering intervention in the case of mass violence, our security forces were caught off guard by coordinated, large-scale armed attacks.

Gunfire targeted police and civilians alike. Officers were shot, burned and even beheaded. Public buses, hospitals, ambulances, fire stations, health infrastructure, chain stores and even mosques were deliberately destroyed to maximize casualties and impede emergency response. The majority of those killed were police officers and ordinary civilians. To put the shocking scale of violence in perspective, it was the equivalent of 600 law-enforcement personnel in the U.S. being killed in 72 hours. No government would sit idly by as its citizens were subjected to such unfathomable horrors.

Contrary to the lies being peddled abroad, all unarmed victims have been officially recognized as martyrs. This means that every affected family will receive full support, including the same compensation and benefits as fallen police officers.

The violence on our streets has subsided and normal life has returned nationwide. Thanks to the intervention of our brave security personnel and the vigilance and cooperation of the public, terrorist cells have been hunted down and eliminated.
As Iranians grieve their loved ones and rebuild what has been destroyed, another threat looms: the final failure of diplomacy. Unlike the restraint Iran showed in June 2025, our powerful armed forces have no qualms about firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack. This isn’t a threat, but a reality I feel I need to convey explicitly, because as a diplomat and a veteran, I abhor war. An all-out confrontation will certainly be ferocious and drag on far, far longer than the fantasy timelines that Israel and its proxies are trying to peddle to the White House. It will certainly engulf the wider region and have an impact on ordinary people around the globe. I will do anything in my power to prevent that scenario from materializing.

Mr. Trump perceives himself as a deal maker. What he has so far brought to our region, however, has only been war. Look at Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran and even Qatar, and count how many have lost their lives during his 12 months in office. It is time to change tack.

With Iran, Mr. Trump tried diplomacy first. On at least three occasions, we were very close to a middle-way solution during negotiations in Oman last May. Ultimately it didn’t pan out. Why? Because of Israel’s proxies in the White House, who couldn’t possibly care less about American interests. We also missed an excellent opportunity to resume diplomacy in New York last September, simply because of miscalculation on the U.S. side in urging the Europeans to invoke the so-called snapback provision of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, reimposing United Nations sanctions against Iran.

Iran will always choose peace over war. We have always been ready for real and serious negotiations to achieve a fair and balanced deal, and we have proved it time and again in recent years. Mindful of what we experienced in June and September 2025, we are unconvinced that the U.S. shares that mindset.

Iran’s message to President Trump is clear: The U.S. has tried every conceivable hostile act against Iran, from sanctions and cyber assaults to outright military attack—and, most recently, it clearly fanned a major terrorist operation—all of which failed. It is time to think differently. Try respect, which will allow us to advance farther than one may believe.

Mr. Araghchi is Iran’s Foreign Minister.