Iran’s president accuses President Donald TrumpIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and European leaders on Saturday incited unrest and tried to “divide the country,” a report said.

Masoud Pezeshkian told state television that Trump, Netanyahu and European leaders “used our problems for provocation and were seeking – and are still seeking – to divide society”. According to Reuters.

Pezeshkian reportedly added: “As they say, they brought these people to the streets to tear the country apart, sow conflict and hatred among the people and sow division.” anti-government protests and the deadly crackdown that has recently engulfed Iran. “Everyone knows that this issue is about more than just social protest.”

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

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activist News Agency recently reported that violence in Iran has killed at least 6,479 people in recent weeks, and many more are feared to die. The count includes at least 6,092 protesters, 214 government-affiliated troops, 118 children and 55 civilians who did not participate in the demonstrations. More than 47,200 people have been arrested, the report added.

As of January 21, iranian government The death toll was much lower at 3,117, with 2,427 described as civilians and security forces and the remainder described as “terrorists.”

Pezeshkian’s comments came after Trump said on Friday that the United States had communicated its expectations directly to Iran Tehran’s pressure mountain Accept the nuclear deal.

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A bus burned during protests in Iran on January 21, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

Asked whether Iran faced a deadline to reach a deal, Trump said the timeline had been communicated privately.

Asked whether the information was conveyed directly to Iran’s leaders, he said: “Only they know.”

Cars were burned on the streets during protests in Tehran, Iran, on January 8, 2026. (Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency), Reuters)

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As Trump weighs options for a possible military strike against Iran, a senior Gulf official also told Fox News that Saudi Arabia would not allow the United States to use its airspace or bases for such an attack.

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