Iran's Supreme Leader Breaks Silence on Protests, Baselessly Accusing US and Israel of Planning Riots
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he was “heartbroken” by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police, but also sharply condemned the ongoing protests as a foreign plot to destabilize Iran.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he was “heartbroken” by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police, but also sharply condemned the ongoing protests as a foreign plot to destabilize Iran.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn what he called “rioting” and accuse the United States and Israel of planning the protests.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday accused arch-foes the United States and Israel of fomenting the wave of nationwide unrest sparked by outrage over the death of Mahsa Amini."I say clearly that these riots and the insecurity were engineered by America and the occupying, false Zio…
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded publicly to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn the “rioting” and accuse protests of being planned by the U.S. and Israel
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has broken his silence on the protests entering their third week in Iran over the death of a young woman at the hands of the morality police. He said the US and Israel are to blame for the unrest.
The United States and the “fake Zionist regime” are orchestrating nationwide anti-regime protests in Iran, the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, claimed in a Twitter screed Monday.
Khamenei says he was 'heartbroken' by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, but sharply condemns the protests as a foreign plot to destabilize the Islamic Republic
In his first speech since the outbreak of protests Sept. 16, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States and Israel of promoting unrest in the country.
