Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has urged his country’s citizens not to join what he called “rioters and terrorists” participating in demonstrations across Iran, calling on parents not to allow their children to participate in the action.
In a televised speech made today, he said there was a difference between people peacefully protesting and the “rioters” who set out to “disrupt the entire society.”
“If the people have concerns, it is our duty to resolve their concerns, but the higher duty is that we must not allow a group of rioters to come and disrupt the entire society,” he said.
Addressing Iran’s youth, Pezeshkian told them “not to be deceived by these rioters and terrorists,” adding: “I tell families not to let their young people join the rioters and terrorists. These people are trained.”
The so-called “rioters” have set fire to a bank, a mosque, a fire truck, a market and private homes, the president said.
“What kind of protest is this? What kind of message is this, creating hatred in the hearts of people? America and Israel are sitting there and telling them to go and (saying) ‘we are behind you’. The same people who killed children and infants in our country are telling these rioters to go and destroy and burn,” Pezeshkian continued.
“Protest,” he told the country. “We must listen to your protest and address your concerns, sit together, join hands and solve it,” he said.
Source: CNN
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