BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 31. Western countries
sought to turn the protests in Iran into a civil war, the Iranian
President Masoud Pezeshkian said during the speech at the mausoleum
of the founder of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Ruhollah
Khomeini, in Tehran on January 31, Trend reports.
According to him, they tried to turn the protests into violence,
terror, and destruction of state property, abusing public demands.
However, there is no legal basis for attacks on law enforcement
officers and service centers.
Pezeshkian stated that the Iranian government, aware of its
responsibility, considers it its duty to heed the voices of
protesters and resolve their issues.
“The loyalty of Iranian citizens to the government has always
neutralized plans to divide society. However, this issue should not
cause those in charge to forget their duty. Those in charge must
reorient their behavior towards citizens and their work to counter
the plans of malicious actors who turn protests into hatred,” he
noted.
Since late December, protests have erupted in response to the
sharp devaluation of Iran's national currency, the rial, alongside
escalating inflation and other pressing economic challenges. The
unrest has led to a tragic toll of 3,117 lives lost, with
significant damage to public property.
