Protests flared anew across Iran as President Ebrahim Raisi repeated accusations that foreign enemies were behind the antigovernment demonstrations entering a fourth week
Protests flared anew across Iran and shops closed in a broadening strike on Saturday, as President Ebrahim Raisi repeated unfounded accusations that the Islamic Republic’s foreign enemies were behind theAs large street rallies have mostly subsided, the protest movement has moved inside universities and schools. As they reopened on Saturday, the first day of the Iranian week, protests broke out after two days of relative calm.
Thousands of protesters gathered outside Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, according to video posted online. A fountain at Student Park in Tehran reportedly colored red in protest against a bloody crackdown on demonstrations in Iran.In Tehran, Mr. Raisi visited the all-female al-Zahra University to speak to a crowd of supporters to mark the new academic year. He used the opportunity to claim the antigovernment protests were orchestrated by Iran’s foreign enemies, likely referring to the U.S. and Israel as in the past.
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