Trump says he wants to ‘win’ in Iran; Tehran accuses US of destabilisation
Iran says US seeking to 'manufacture a pretext for military intervention' as President Trump warns of 'strong action'.
By Lyndal Rowlands
Published 2026-01-13 20:00 Updated 2026-01-13 21:45 1 min read Source: Al Jazeera
- Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, has accused US President Donald Trump of encouraging political destabilisation in his country and inciting violence, in a letter to the UN Security Council.
- The letter came as Trump told US media that “the endgame is to win” Iran, after earlier telling Iranians to “keep protesting” and to “take over your institutions … Help is on its way”.
- Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, has accused US President Donald Trump of encouraging political destabilisation in his country and inciting violence, in a letter to the UN Security Council.
- The letter came as Trump told US media that “the endgame is to win” Iran, after earlier telling Iranians to “keep protesting” and to “take over your institutions … Help is on its way”.
- Iranian state television acknowledged reports of a high death toll from nationwide protests, and quoted Ahmad Mousavi, the head of the Martyrs Foundation, as saying that “armed and terrorist groups” were to blame.
- The internet has been cut off in Iran for more than five days, US internet services company Cloudflare said on Tuesday.
- Several European countries summoned Iranian ambassadors to protest the deadly crackdown on demonstrations, while Iran’s ally Russia condemned what it described as “subversive external interference” in Tehran’s internal politics.
