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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sister of Iran’s Khamenei Condemns His Rule, Urges Revolutionary Guards to Disarm

Iranians walk through Tehran Bazaar, in Tehran, Iran December 5, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

A sister of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has condemned his crackdown on nationwide protests and called on the widely-feared Revolutionary Guards to lay down their weapons, according to a letter published by her France-based son. 

Iran has been gripped by unrest since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody on Sept 16., and is facing a three-day general strike movement which started on Monday. 

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