Iran’s supreme leader has signaled that security forces will crack down on protesters, directly contradicting US President Donald Trump’s pledge to support those who demonstrate peacefully. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed Trump as having his hands “stained with the blood of Iranians,” while state media called protesters “terrorists,” setting the stage for a violent showdown. Human rights lawyer and Amnesty International Iran researcher Raha Bahreini offers an unflinching look at the latest wave of civil unrest in Iran: economic grievances and widespread demand for systemic change, all under the violent shadow of a brutally repressive regime.
Source link
