Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei released a string of statements alleging that recent unrest in Iran was not spontaneous but rather a coordinated operation directed by foreign actors, which he labeled a “sedition” aimed at destabilizing the Islamic Republic.
In his remarks, Khamenei asserted that the disturbances were engineered by external forces, specifically blaming “Zionists & the US.” He said he had learned “through a certain channel that the CIA & Mossad deployed all of their resources into the field,” but maintained that despite those efforts, “they were defeated.” According to him, the sedition’s plan “was developed abroad, and it was managed from abroad.”
Khamenei further argued that Washington’s role was evident from comments made by the US President. “When we say the sedition was orchestrated by the US, it isn’t merely a claim,” he wrote, adding that the President’s own words made this clear. He claimed that the US President directly addressed the rioters, telling them, “Keep going, keep going. I’m coming [to help].”
The Iranian leader said such unrest was not an isolated incident, describing Iran as a nation that remains “in friction with the interests of global aggressors.” He posed the question of how long these attempts would persist and answered that they would continue “until the Iranian nation reaches a point where the enemy is left hopeless,” concluding, “And we will reach that point.”
Khamenei praised the actions of Iran’s security forces, stating that law enforcement, the Basij, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “carried out their duties in full.” At the same time, he emphasized that the decisive factor was public action, saying “it was the people themselves who trampled the fire of sedition into ashes.”
Turning to economic demonstrations, Khamenei acknowledged that some participants had legitimate complaints. He said shopkeepers “did have grievances and their demands were logical and justified,” but alleged that violent elements used those protests as cover. Once merchants understood that the demonstrations were turning into riots, he claimed, “they separated themselves.”
Khamenei likened the events to a coup attempt and explained why he believed that definition applied. He said it was because “the goal was to destroy the centers effective in the country’s governance,” asserting that attackers focused on police units, IRGC bases, government offices, and banks.
He also alleged that certain ringleaders, whom he claimed were trained by the US and Zionists, were responsible for what he described as “engineered killings.” According to Khamenei, these figures even turned on “the foot soldiers whom they themselves had drawn into the field with their propaganda,” attacking them from behind.
According to Khamenei, the central objective of the sedition was to erode internal security. He warned that “when security is gone, nothing is left,” adding that without security there can be “no production, no schools, no research, no scientific knowledge, and no progress.”
He concluded by comparing the violence to that of the Daesh terror organization. “A defining feature of this sedition was its violence; it was like that of the Daesh,” he said. Referring to the origins of ISIS, Khamenei cited a statement he attributed to President Donald Trump, saying, “We created ISIS.” He claimed that, similar to Daesh, those involved in the unrest “burned people alive” and “beheaded people,” carrying out the same kinds of atrocities.
{Matzav.com}
