Iran's president accuses Trump, Netanyahu, Europe of provoking unrest: 'They brought them into the streets'

Iran’s president accused President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and European leaders Saturday of provoking unrest and trying to "tear this state apart," a study said. 

Masoud Pezeshkian told authorities tv that Trump, Netanyahu and European leaders "rode connected our problems, provoked, and were seeking — and inactive question — to fragment society," according to Reuters.

"They brought them into the streets and wanted, arsenic they said, to teardrop this state apart, to sow struggle and hatred among the radical and make division," Pezeshkian reportedly added astir the anti-government protests and deadly crackdown that precocious swept done Iran. "Everyone knows that the contented was not conscionable a societal protest." 

The White House did not instantly respond Saturday to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, left, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Iranian Presidency/Anadolu via Getty Images/Alex Wong/Getty Images/Chaim Goldberg/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency precocious reported that the unit successful Iran has killed astatine slightest 6,479 radical successful caller weeks, with galore much feared dead. Its number included astatine slightest 6,092 protesters, 214 government-affiliated forces, 118 children and 55 civilians who were not demonstrating. More than 47,200 person been arrested, it added. 

As of Jan. 21, Iran’s authorities enactment the decease toll astatine a acold little 3,117, saying 2,427 were civilians and information forces and labeling the remainder "terrorists." 

Pezeshkian’s comments travel aft Trump said Friday that the United States has straight communicated expectations to Iran arsenic unit mounts for Tehran to judge a atomic deal.

SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL ACTIVITY AT IRAN NUCLEAR SITES BOMBED BY US, ISRAEL

Buses that were burned during Iran's protests, successful Tehran, Iran, connected Jan. 21, 2026. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

Asked whether Iran faces a deadline to marque a deal, Trump suggested the timeline had been conveyed privately.  

"Only they cognize for sure," helium said erstwhile pressed astir whether the connection had been delivered straight to Iranian leaders.

Cars pain successful a thoroughfare during a protestation successful Tehran, Iran, connected Jan. 8, 2026. (Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

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As Trump weighs his options connected a imaginable subject onslaught connected Iran, a elder Gulf authoritative besides told Fox News Saudi Arabia volition not let the U.S. to usage its airspace oregon bases for specified an attack. 

Fox News’ Morgan Phillips, Peter Pinedo, Jacqui Heinrich and The Associated Press contributed to this report.