(Tehran) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi accused his American counterpart on Sunday of “inciting chaos” after Joe Biden supported protests in Iran against the death of Mahsa Amini a month ago.
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Protests have continued in Iran since the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd who died three days after she was arrested by vice police in Tehran for allegedly breaking the strict dress code of the Islamic Republic for women, including the wearing of the veil.
Dozens of people, mainly demonstrators but also members of the security forces, were killed during the rallies, described as “riots” by the authorities. Hundreds more have been arrested.
On Friday, Joe Biden said he was “alongside the citizens, the brave women of Iran”, saying he was “stunned” by the protests.
Women “must be able to wear what they want to wear, good God,” he added. “Iran must end the violence against its own citizens who are simply exercising their basic rights.”
In particular, women must wear the veil in public in Iran.
“The words of the American president, who allows himself to incite chaos, terror and destruction in another country, recall the eternal words of the founder of the Islamic Republic [l’ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeiny, NDLR]who had called the United States the great satan, ”retorted Mr. Raisi, according to a press release from the presidency.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
“The conspiracy of the enemy must be countered by effective measures to solve people’s problems,” he said.
Earlier in the day, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said nothing could shake his country, referring to Mr Biden’s statement.
“Iran is very strong so that its will can be shaken by the interference of a politician weary after years of failures,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said on the app. instagram.
“We will defend Iran’s independence. And certainly another failure will be added to your previous failures, ”he said to Mr. Biden.
The United States announced economic sanctions on October 6 against seven senior Iranian officials for their role in suppressing protests, following a first round of sanctions announced on September 22 against Iranian vice police and several security officials.