Illegal sanctions pressure is the root cause of the protests in Iran, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said<\/p>\n
The West is seeking regime change in Iran and is using the color-revolution playbook, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said, commenting on the ongoing protests in the Islamic Republic.
\nForeign nations want to turn a peaceful protest into \u201ccruel and senseless unrest,\u201d she warned, adding that Moscow condemns interference in Iran\u2019s internal affairs.
\nUS President Donald Trump has openly expressed support for the protesters in recent days. The US is \u201clocked and loaded\u201d to intervene in Iran to support the demonstrations, he said, adding that America will\u00a0\u201cstart shooting\u201d if the authorities use force against the crowds.
\nIsrael openly endorsed the unrest as well. The intelligence agency Mossad has admitted to having operatives in the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n
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Iran has evidence US and Israel had \u2018big hand\u2019 in unrest \u2013 Tehran<\/p>\n
Tehran has blamed the protests on Washington and West Jerusalem, arguing that the US and Israel have had a \u201cbig hand\u201d in the unrest.
\nRussia \u201cresolutely condemns disruptive foreign interference\u201d in Iran\u2019s domestic politics, Zakharova told journalists on Tuesday. Washington\u2019s threats to use force against the Islamic Republic are \u201cabsolutely unacceptable,\u201d she said, warning that strikes against Iran could destabilize the entire Middle East.
\nThe spokeswoman also blamed the economic crisis in Iran that triggered the protests on Western sanctions. The West has been pressuring\u00a0Iran for years through the illegal sanctions, she said, adding that they are affecting the lives of ordinary people. Western nations are trying to exploit the resulting social and economic tensions to \u201cdestroy the Iranian state,\u201d she said.
\nThe protests erupted in several Iranian cities on December 28, as the national currency, the rial, hit a record low. They quickly spread to other cities and turned political and violent, marking the worst unrest in recent years.
\nOn Monday, Trump said Washington is considering \u201cstrong options\u201d against Iran amid the unrest. On Tuesday, the US warned Americans to \u201cleave Iran\u201d immediately. Tehran previously warned that it could target US forces in the Middle East if Washington tries to intervene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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