Protests began in late December, initiated by traders in Tehran due to the fall of the rial, and soon spread across the country calling for the end of the Islamic Republic.
The spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary, Asghar Jahangir, promised this Sunday “strong punishments” for those who incited violence in the protests that have shaken the country in recent weeks.
“The Judiciary will severely punish all those who incited violence with penalties that will make them regret their actions,” assured Jahangir at a press conference in Tehran.
The source indicated that cases have already been opened against people who led the mobilizations in several Iranian cities.
The protests began at the end of December, initiated by traders in Tehran due to the fall of the rial, and soon spread across the country calling for the end of the Islamic Republic, reaching their peak on the 8th and 9th, with an explosion of demonstrations in practically the entire country. .
Tehran’s prosecutor, Ali Salehi, had already stated yesterday that the Iranian justice’s response will be “firm, dissuasive and rapid” and rejected the statements made by the president of the United States, about the supposed suspension of the executions of protesters.
Trump stated last Wednesday that Iran had decided to halt executions days after threatening “very strong action” if Tehran chose to hang protesters.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, stated that “we will not lead the country to war, but we will also not leave the internal and international criminals of the American plot unpunished”, highlighting that “the must be held accountable.”
Iran’s highest religious authority held Trump responsible for the deaths of “several thousand people” in the protests, a number similar to that offered by opposition NGOs in exile, which put the victims at 3,428.
*With EFE
