The spreading unrest, sparked by economic protests by Tehran shopkeepers, adds to a list of pressures on the regime.

Deadly unrest erupts in Iran as inflation protests spread; multiple deaths reported across several provinces. Follow live.

Protests carried on in several cities nationwide throughout Saturday, the seventh day of a movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living in the Islamic republic.

The Security Council convened earlier today for a packed agenda, adopting a resolution extending the authorisation of the African Union support mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and hearing a briefing on Iran and the implementation of resolution 2231,

Iran’s largest protests in three years erupted Monday after the country’s currency plummeted to a record low against the U.S. dollar, and the head of the Central Bank resigned.

Trump threatened Iran with unspecified consequences, saying Iran "may be behaving badly" and suggesting it was trying to rebuild nuclear sites after the U.S. struck three of them this year. “If it’s confirmed, look, there will be consequences," he said. "Consequences will be very powerful, maybe more powerful than last time.”