Speaking on Iranian state TV, Masoud Pezeshkian portrayed the nationwide demonstrations
By Sammy,
Speaking on Iranian state TV, Masoud Pezeshkian portrayed the nationwide demonstrations as a foreign-engineered plot, claiming that the unrest was being steered by the United States and Israel and that "trained terrorists" had been brought into the country.
The remarks frame protesters not as civilians but as enemies, a narrative critics say is designed to recast a popular uprising as a security threat, giving authorities cover to present violent repression as legitimate "counter-terror" action rather than a crackdown on dissent.
Topics: Iran
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