New York, Jan. 3 -- Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, has written to the UN secretary-general and the president of the UN Security Council, urging international condemnation of what he described as "unlawful threats" directed at Tehran by United States President Donald Trump, amid continuing protests across Iran.

The letter was dispatched on Friday, hours after Trump warned that the US was "locked and loaded and ready to go" if further protesters were killed during demonstrations triggered by rising living costs.

In the letter, Iravani called on UN chief Antonio Guterres and Security Council members to "unequivocally and firmly condemn" Trump's "reckless and provocative statements", saying they c...