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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
World
Maziar Motamedi

Iran’s Khamenei blames Israel, US in first comments on protests

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei broke his silence on the protests that have rocked Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini [Khamenei.IR/AFP]

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has blamed the United States and Israel for protests that have gripped the country for more than two weeks, accusing the countries of trying to stop Iran’s “progress”.

Khamenei on Monday branded the anti-government protests, some of the biggest the country has seen in years, as “riots”.

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