Shafaq News– Washington
US President Donald Trump on Saturdaycalled for new leadership in Iran, as anti-government protests driven byeconomic hardship continue across the country.
In an interview with Politico, Trump saidIran’s leadership governs through repression, accusing Supreme Leader AliKhamenei of responsibility for widespread violence and destruction during theunrest.
“It's time to look for new leadership inIran”, he added
Khamenei, meanwhile, had blamed Trump forcasualties and damage linked to the protests, adding that the US presidentmisrepresented violent groups as speaking for the Iranian people.
Protests erupted in late December amidworsening economic conditions and expanded into nationwide demonstrationschallenging Iran’s clerical leadership. While the intensity of unrest appearedto ease in recent days, rights group HRANA has reported more than 3,000 deaths.Independent verification remains difficult, however, due to prolonged internetrestrictions.
Trump had previously urged Iranians tocontinue protesting and said he had suspended contacts with Iranian officialsuntil what he described as the killing of protesters stopped. A day later, heclaimed that he had been informed that the violence had ceased.
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