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Khamenei Admits Thousands Killed in Protests, Blames Trump
Iran's Supreme Leader acknowledged over 3,000 deaths in protests and blamed U.S. President Trump for encouraging unrest amid a severe internet blackout.
- On Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledged that several thousand people died in protests and blamed the United States and President Donald Trump in a state-broadcast address in Tehran.
- Protests began in late December when merchants in Tehran closed shops, then spread nationwide as Iran's government said calls to end clerical rule intensified and authorities shut down internet on January 8.
- Iranian Human Rights verified 3,428 protesters killed, and HRANA reports over 24,000 arrests amid internet access at about 2%.
- Khamenei vowed consequences for rioters, and Iran's prosecutor general said detainees would face severe punishment as courts and prosecutors prepare indictments, with some cases risking the death penalty.
- President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric, warning of strong action and saying help was coming, while an appeal by exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for renewed protests did not mobilize people by Saturday afternoon.
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Dubai. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared U.S. President Donald Trump “guilty” for the “death victims, damage and slander he has inflicted” on Tehran, and acknowledged that thousands of people were killed “inhuman and savage ways” during the wave of protests in the country, for which he blames Washington.
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