Iran decries U.S. call for UNSC meeting on Iranian unrests

TEHRAN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) emergency meeting on Iran's recent unrests as a "foreign policy blunder" for Washington, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.

"The UNSC rebuffed the U.S. naked attempt to hijack its mandate. Majority emphasized the need to fully implement the JCPOA (Iran's nuclear deal) and to refrain from interfering in internal affairs of others. Another foreign policy blunder for the (U.S. President Donald) Trump administration," Zariff tweeted.

On Friday, the UNSC held an emergency meeting at the request of the United States to discuss the recent protests on the economic condition in Iran.

According to unconfirmed reports, at least 20 people, including civilians and security forces, were killed in the riots and hundreds were arrested.

Iran has blamed United States, Britain and Saudi Arabia for inciting the violence in recent protests in Iran.

Besides, Iran's ambassador to the UN Gholam Ali Khoshroo on Friday condemned the UNSC's debate on the recent protests in Iran.

"This is nothing but another desperate attempt by the U.S. administration to escape forward, as it has lost every shred of moral, political and legal authority and credibility in the eyes of the whole world," Khoshroo said addressing the meeting session on Friday. Enditem