Tens of thousands of people have protested across the country since Thursday against the Islamic Republic’s unelected clerical elite and Iranian foreign policy in the region. Video from earlier days posted on social media showed people chanting: “Mullahs, have some shame, leave the country alone.”The demonstrators also shouted: “Reza Shah, bless your soul”. TRUMP TWEETS:The United States condemned the scores of arrests of protesters reported by Iranian media. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi was quoted as saying by state media that “Canada’s intervention in Iranian affairs is a violation of international conventions”. Takfiri is a term for extreme Sunni militants such as Islamic State.

Source: Pakistan Today December 31, 2017 16:07 UTC