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Breaking silence, Iran’s Khamenei blames Israel and U.S. for protests

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei without evidence on Monday blamed the U.S. and Israel for a wave of protests that has rocked the country.

The big picture: It was the first time Khamenei has publicly weighed in on the protests, which began last month after the death of a woman in police custody.


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