Iran’s government stressed Thursday that «enemies’ plots to separate the people from the authorities have failed,» amid a crackdown on protests since September over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, detained for allegedly wearing the veil incorrectly.
The Iranian Defense Ministry has stressed in a statement that «the wishes of the enemy will never come true» due to «popular support» for the «beloved institutions», as reported by the Iranian news agency Mehr.
He has also stressed that he will «spare no effort» to «produce defense power» and «maintain security». Tehran has denounced that the demonstrations over Amini’s death have been stirred up by several Western countries, among them the United States and Iran.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard recently confirmed that more than 300 people have died since the protests began, in what was the first official toll since the start of the demonstrations over the death of Amini, a member of the Iranian Kurdish minority who was arrested for allegedly wearing the veil incorrectly. The figure is lower than the one provided by the NGO Iran Human Rights which points to more than 400 deaths due to repression by the security forces.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
