President of the United States Joe Biden offered support for protests against the murder of Mahsa Amini, a lady who passed away while in the custody of the Iranian authorities nearly a month ago. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi accused Biden of “inciting disorder” and calling for protests.
After Amini, 22, passed away after spending three days in the care of Iran’s “morality police” for allegedly breaking the country’s severe clothing code for women, protests broke out in the middle of September.
Raisi referred to the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei as the founder of the Islamic Republic and said, “The remarks of the American president – who is inciting chaos, terror, and the destruction of another country – serve as a reminder of the eternal words of the Islamic Republic founder who called America the Great Satan.”
Dozens of people have died in the protests. Most have been protesters, but members of the security forces have also died. Hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested.
“We stand with the citizens, the brave women of Iran,” Biden declared on Friday.
The Iranian awakening “stunned me,” the US president declared. It roused something that, in my opinion, won’t be quieted for a very long time.
Nasser Kanani, a spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, declared on Sunday that Iran is “too strong for its will to be swayed by the involvement… of a politician tired of years of failure.”
Together, we shall protect Iran’s independence, Kanani stated on Instagram.
On October 6, the US imposed fresh penalties on Iranian government figures in response to what it called the “violent repression of demonstrations.”
The US Treasury last month also placed sanctions on the morality police.
Raisi accused the United States of starting unrest in the past, saying because of “the failure of America in militarisation and sanctions, Washington and its allies have resorted to the failed policy of destabilisation”.
This month, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed the US and Israel for instigating the protests, accusing them of trying to stop Iran’s “progress”.
