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The United States on Saturdayaccused Iran of using fighters from Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iraqi armed groupsto suppress ongoing protests, warning that such actions would constitute a“profound betrayal” of the Iranian people.
In a statement written in Persian,the US State Department flagged reports that Tehran deployed “terrorist proxyforces” against demonstrators, alleging that the country has spent “billions ofdollars belonging to the Iranian people” on these groups.
ایالات متحده نگران گزارشهایی است که رژیم جمهوری اسلامی، تروریستهایی از حزبالله و شبهنظامیان عراقی را برای سرکوب اعتراضات مسالمتآمیز به کار گرفته است. این رژیم میلیاردها دلار متعلق به مردم ایران را صرف نیروهای نیابتی تروریستی کرده است. بهکارگیری آن نیروها علیه شهروندان خودش،… pic.twitter.com/UafXn4dDLc
— USAbehFarsi (@USABehFarsi) January 10, 2026In a separate statement, Washingtonrejected remarks by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who confirmed thatprotesters had destroyed a building belonging to their own country to “please”US President Donald Trump. “What may truly trouble him [Khamenei] is that theIranian people have realized 47 years of lies and the regime’s completefailure.”
خامنهای ادعا میکند معترضان «ساختمان متعلق به کشور خودشان را خراب کردند، برای اینکه دل رئیس جمهور آمریکا خوش باشد.» اما شاید چیزی که واقعاً او را آزرده میکند این است که مردم ایران به ۴۷ سال دروغ و شکست کامل این رژیم پی بردهاند، و اینکه چهلوهفتمین رئیسجمهور ایالات متحده در… pic.twitter.com/4En78JtPy3
— USAbehFarsi (@USABehFarsi) January 10, 2026Iranian authorities, Hezbollah, andthe Iraqi armed groups have not issued public responses to the allegations.
The protests erupted on December 28at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar after the rial had slid to about 1.45 million to thedollar, while inflation —estimated at roughly 52 percent— deepened economicpressure. The unrest unfolded against the backdrop of long-standing sanctionsand the aftermath of a 12-day war in June 2025 involving Israel and the UnitedStates that targeted Iranian nuclear facilities.
The Human Rights Activists NewsAgency documented at least 51 deaths and more than 2,200 detentions as protestsspread to over 300 locations nationwide. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkianurged security forces to avoid the use of force and instructed stateinstitutions to open channels of dialogue, while reaffirming citizens’ right topeaceful expression.
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