Tehran (Iran), Jan. 9 (LaPresse) – In response to the ongoing protests, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned in a speech broadcast today on state television that the Islamic Republic “will not yield to saboteurs.” “They set trash bins on fire to please him,” Khamenei said, “everyone should know that the Islamic Republic came to power with the blood of several hundred thousand honorable people. The Islamic Republic will not back down in the face of saboteurs.”
Khamenei then described U.S. President Donald Trump as one of the “arrogant of the world” who, like “the Pharaoh, Nimrod, Reza Khan and Mohammad Reza, will be overthrown at the height of his arrogance.” “America said that if your government does this, I will stand by your side. On the side of dangerous people. If he knew how to govern a country, he would govern his own. There are important problems in his country. Trump has his hands stained with the blood of more than a thousand Iranians,” the Ayatollah added, also sharply criticizing the protesters.
The 86-year-old supreme leader of Iran said the demonstrators are “devastating their streets to please the president of another country,” referring to U.S. President Donald Trump. The crowd chanted: “Death to America!”.