Iran accuses the United States of using protests triggered by the death of a woman in police custody to try to destabilise the country, and warns its actions would not go unanswered.
abc.net.au/news/iran-says-us-trying-to-use-unrest-to-undermine/101475916Iran has accused the United States of using protests triggered by the death of a woman in police custody to try to destabilise the country, and warned it would not go unanswered, as the biggest unrest since 2019 showed no signs of abating.
Iran has been rocked by nationwide demonstrations sparked by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who was detained by morality police enforcing the Islamic Republic's strict restrictions on women's dress.Iran said the United States was supporting rioters and seeking to destabilise the Islamic Republic.
"Washington is always trying to weaken Iran's stability and security although it has been unsuccessful," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani told Nour news, which is affiliated with a top security body.
The anti-government protests are the largest to sweep the country since demonstrations over fuel prices in 2019, when an estimated 1,500 people were killed in a crackdown on protesters — the bloodiest bout of internal unrest in the Islamic Republic's history. At least 41 people have been killed in the latest unrest that started on September 17, according to state TV.Watch
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Here's the latest on the protests in Iran which have spread across the worldDemonstrations continue over the death of a young Iranian woman while in police custody, amid warnings that protesters are facing a 'spiralling deadly response from security forces'.
Read more »
Perth women hack off hair in solidarity with worldwide protest against brutalities in IranSeveral women cut their hair at a Perth rally to support protests in Iran over the death of a young woman arrested by that country's 'morality police'.
Read more »
Protests spread in Iran as President Raisi vows to crack downDemonstrations that began with death of Mahsa Amini while detained by morality police pose biggest threat to regime in 13 years
Read more »
Russia’s allies China and India call for negotiations to end Ukraine warMoscow isolated at United Nations assembly, with no major country siding with it
Read more »