On Friday, the United Nations security council (UN security council) held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the mass protests in Iran. According to agence france-presse, the us ambassador to the United Nations, nikki haley, believes the demonstrations could escalate into a full-blown conflict and compare it to Syria. "Now that the Iranian regime has been targeted, the world will be watching what you do," haley warned at a security council meeting. Russia has strongly criticized the United States for pushing to discuss Iran at the United Nations' top body, saying the protests would pose no threat to international peace and security. Overseas network earlier reported that Iran since December 28, 2017, mass protests against citizens complained about the economic situation at first, then quickly into anti-government protests, and spread to all over the country Iran. Foreign media said it was the most serious and widespread public discontent in Iran since 2009. "We will not allow the unrest to continue in Tehran in any way," the deputy commander of the islamic revolutionary guard, Tehran, told state television. If the unrest continues, Iraqi officials will take action to control it. Iran's President, haney, lu in the evening of December 31, 2017 to address the nation, said Iran is a free country, people has the right to social issues, but should not damage the public property, and shall not be unlawful assembly, manufacturing rioters will face severe punishment. The Russian foreign ministry has also issued a statement on the situation in Iran, saying that the protests are internal affairs of Iran and that external destabilizing actions by Iran are unacceptable.