US ambassador: Iran, 'world will be watching what you do'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on the protests roiling Iran is putting Tehran on notice that "the world will be watching" what it does, the U.S. ambassador said Friday.

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley also said the international community can't let Iran silence protesters' messages, particularly by blocking some social media platforms.

The U.S. called Friday's meeting after giving moral support to the anti-government protesters in a week of demonstrations and counterdemonstrations. Russia said Washington was overstepping into Iran's domestic affairs.

At least 21 people have been killed amid the anti-government protests and unrest over the country's economic woes — demonstrations Iran has accused the U.S.