Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday backed gasoline price in...
DUBAI - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday backed gasoline price increases that have sparked protests across Iran, blaming opponents of the Islamic Republic and foreign enemies for “sabotage”, state television reported.
Riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators on Saturday in Tehran and dozens of cities across the country, Iranian news agencies and social media said, a day after the government increased the price of gasoline. “Unfortunately some problems were caused, a number of people lost their lives and some centers were destroyed,” Khamenei said.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus tweeted: “We condemn the attempted shutdown of the internet. Let them speak!” Many shops in Tehran’s bazaar closed on Sunday, after “disruptions” by people from outside the trading center, ISNA reported, Businesses were expected to re-open after police reinforcements arrived, it said.
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