Iran FM urges UN to oppose 'all foreign interference'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has written to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, calling for what he described as opposition to “all forms of foreign interference” in Iran, state media reported on Thursday.

In the letter, Araghchi urged the United Nations to oppose what he called any actions against Iran’s territorial integrity and national interests.

He also referred to recent unrest in the country, which he described as violent and terrorist in nature.

“In recent days, we witnessed violent acts and terrorism in the style of Islamic State against Iran,” Araghchi said in the letter.

He said what he described as peaceful protests had been “sabotaged by terrorist elements” and called for the condemnation of what he termed terrorist acts.

Araghchi also criticized US statements on human rights in Iran, calling them “misleading and shameful,” the reports said.