The BBC World Service has engaged with the UN over the protection of its Iranian journalists and their families since 2017

Iran’s leadership is under incredible pressure as the largest protests in years against the Islamic theocracy shake the country. Government hard-liners have threatened to attack the U.S. military and archrival Israel over support for the demonstrators,

"The United States and Israeli regime bear direct and undeniable legal responsibility for the resulting loss of innocent civilian lives, particularly among the youth,” said the Iranian Ambassador.

UN chief Guterres says Iranians must be able to express their grievances without fear, calling on the government to avoid "unnecessary or disproportionate" force against protesters.

The Trump administration barred Iranian diplomats in New York for the United Nations General Assembly from shopping at Costco and buying luxury items without permission, ending their annual celebration of consumerism that their long-suffering people fund.

By bnm Tehran bureau The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Iran called on Tehran to immediately restore internet and mobile connectivity and end its violent crackdown of nationwide protests, the UN Human Rights Council reported on January 10.

For the past two weeks, Iran has been rocked by nationwide demonstrations. What began as anger over the country’s ailing economy quickly escalated into violent – and even deadly – anti-regime protests.

Iran condemns “the ongoing, unlawful, and irresponsible conduct of the United States of America, in coordination with the Israeli regime," Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani wrote.