He asserted that he had received “reliable reports” indicating the authorities were facing “a severe shortage of mercenaries to confront the millions of people in the streets.”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blamed the US and Israel for ordering "rioters" to create instability in Iran in a speech released Sunday. He called on Iranians to distance themselves from “rioters and terrorists," adding that his government was determined to resolve people’s economic problems.
"The US and Israel are sitting there, giving instructions - saying, 'Go ahead, we are with you.' The same ones who attacked this country and killed our youth and our children are now instructing these people to carry out these acts, telling them to destroy and promising support afterward," he said.
He accused "terrorists" with links to foreign powers of killing innocent people, burning mosques, and attacking public property. "Families are pleading that they not allow their young people to mix with rioters and terrorists who behead and kill people. Protest if you must—we must listen to your protest. Your concerns must be addressed. We must sit together, hand in hand, and resolve them." (Read More)
