World News | Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei accuses US of protesting Massa Amini’s death

Tehran [Iran]October 3 (ANI): Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei accuses the US of continuing protests in the country after Mahsa Amini Amini) died in custody after being arrested on suspicion of violating strict dress codes.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony on Monday, Khamenei said he was heartbroken by the death of the 22-year-old girl in police custody. However, he disapproved of the mass demonstrations following Amini’s death.

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“Our hearts are broken too. But the response to this incident, while there has been no investigation and no determination, it shouldn’t be some people coming, making the streets unsafe, making people feel unsafe, hurting people. Safety , burning the Quran, taking off women’s headscarves, burning mosques and Hussein, arsoning banks and people’s cars,” he was quoted as saying by the Iranian news agency.

Ayatollah Khamenei claimed that the chaos was orchestrated by the United States and that some Iranians living abroad helped them.

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Amini, 22, was arrested by Iran’s “morality police” in the capital Tehran on September 13 for allegedly not wearing a hijab exactly as required. She fell into a coma shortly after falling into a coma at the detention center and died of a heart attack three days later, according to authorities.

Since her death, thousands have taken part in anti-government demonstrations across the country. Security forces have sometimes responded with live ammunition, and many have been killed, wounded and detained during the protests.

More than 100 people have been killed in nationwide protests over Massa Amini’s death, according to the Norway-based Iranian Human Rights (IHR) NGO. The group said the international community had a responsibility to investigate the crime and prevent Iran from committing it again.

Last week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “increasingly concerned” by reports of rising deaths “including women and children.”

In a statement issued by his spokesman, the UN secretary-general said he had been monitoring developments closely and called on security forces to stop using “unnecessary or disproportionate force”.

He called for restraint to avoid any escalation: “We stress the need for a prompt, impartial and effective investigation into Mahsa Amini’s death by an independent competent authority.” (ANI)

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