Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir Saeed Iravani, has urged the UN secretary-general and the president of the Safety Council to sentence what he calls “illegal threats” from U.S. President Donald Trump, following his assertion that the U.S. was “locked and loaded and able to go” if extra protesters have been killed amid ongoing demonstrations in Iran over the rising value of dwelling. Assistant Professor of Center East Politics in Washington DC, Sina Azodi, explains additional.[/gpt3]