Iran Orders Militias to Deal With Rioters

Iran Orders Militias to Deal With Rioters

“Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday urged a unit of the country’s plainclothes militia to step up action against protesters, in remarks that could escalate a crackdown on months-long anti-regime unrest,” Bloomberg reports.

Iran’s supreme leader orders militias to deal with rioters

Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday urged a unit of the country’s plainclothes militia to step up action against protesters, in remarks that could escalate a crackdown on monthslong anti-regime unrest.

Iran’s supreme leader orders militias to deal with rioters

Dealing with rioters is one of the most important tasks of the Basij, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a televised speech

Iran’s supreme leader orders militias to deal with rioters

Protests erupted in Iran in mid-September and quickly escalated into the fiercest opposition to the Islamic Republic leadership in decades. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Iran's Supreme Leader orders militias to deal with rebels

Iranian President Ali Khamenei called on his supporters in a television speech to fight against protesters.