Already weeks that the protests are ongoing in Iran against the price-increase of basic foods. Supreme leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed the western sanctions for the price-increase. Following the deadly building collapse in the south-western city of Abadan, the number of protesters significantly grew blaming authorities for the collapse
Some of his comments included:
Today the enemy counts on popular demonstrations to strike the Islamic system. The enemy hopes to turn the people against the Islamic Republic by psychological means, through the internet, money, and the mobilisation of mercenaries. The Americans and the Westerners made miscalculations in the past on various questions. Still today, it’s a miscalculation that they think they can make the Iranian nation oppose the Islamic Republic
Thirteen people, including the city’s mayor, are under arrest after the building collapse that took 37 lives