The Iranian supreme guide spoke on Saturday in a television speech on the anniversary of the death of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeyni.
Le Monde with AFP
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused, on Saturday June 4, the “enemy”, in particular the United States, of exploiting against the Islamic Republic of Iran the demonstrations that have broken out in recent weeks in the country, against Dear life and corruption. “Today, the enemy counts a lot on popular protests to strike the Islamic system,” said Khamenei in a television address.
This declaration comes after a wave of demonstrations against the rise in prices of basic necessities. This protest movement, against the backdrop of accusations of incompetence and corruption, was relaunched last week by the collapse of a building which left at least thirty-seven dead in Abadan, in the province of Khouzistan , in the west of the country.
“[The enemy] hopes to be able to mount the people against the Islamic Republic by psychological work, internet activities, money and the mobilization of mercenaries,” said Khamenei, without more explanations. “Americans and Westerners have made calculation errors in the past (…). Even today, they make a calculation error by thinking of being able to oppose the Iranian nation to the Islamic Republic,” he added.
“punish” those responsible for a murderous collapse
m. Khamenei made these remarks in the south of the Iranian capital, Tehran, in front of a crowd gathered at the mausoleum dedicated to Ayatollah Khomeiny, the founder of the Islamic Republic, died on June 3, 1989. He also reiterated his call to “punish “Responsible for the collapse of the building that occurred on May 23.
night demonstrations took place after the drama in several cities to claim prosecution against those responsible for this catastrophe, one of the Deeper for years in Iran. Justice said they stopped thirteen people, including the mayor of Abadan, accused of being “responsible” for the drama. 2> tensions after the seizure of two Greek oils
In addition, Mr. Khamenei rejected the accusations that Iran had “stolen” oil during the Iranian forces, on May 27, of two oil makers in the Gulf on May 27. Athens denounced acts “assimilated to piracy”; The United States, France and Germany have urged Iran to release the ships.
“[The enemy] accuses Iran of flight (…), but it was you who stole our oil,” denounced the Supreme Guide. “Iranian oil was stolen off Greece, then the brave [soldiers] of the Islamic Republic caught up by seizing the enemy oil ship.”
By virtue of the European sanctions related to the war in Ukraine, the Greek authorities had themselves seized a Russian oil tanker, on April 19, off the island of Ebée. The cargo of the tanker was then estimated at 115,000 tonnes of Iranian oil.