Iran’s Khamenei blames enemies for ‘sabotage’ in gasoline price protests 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersDUBAI – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday backed gasoline price increases that have sparked protests across Iran, blaming opponents of the Islamic Republic and foreign enemies for “sabotage”, state television reported. The counter-revolution and Iran’s enemies have always supported sabotage and breaches of security and continue to do so,” Ayatollah Khamenei said, according to state TV. Videos on social media showed riot police firing teargas and using clubs on Saturday to disperse protesters in several cities. The videos and other images on social media could not be verified by Reuters.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 17, 2019 07:18 UTC