According to Ali Khamenei, the violence in Iran was caused by the United States, which he said aims to "swallow Iran."
“The Iranian nation broke the back of the uprising; it must also break the back of the insurgents,” he wrote on X on Saturday, stating that Iran will “not spare domestic or international criminals.”
The Ayatollah accused individuals “linked to Israel and the US” of killing thousands of people during the protests. The US State Department sent a warning to Tehran.
"As President Trump has repeatedly emphasized - all options remain on the table. (...) Don't play games with President Trump," they wrote in Persian in a post on X.
Trump has repeatedly urged Iranians to continue protesting against the regime. Promises to come to their rescue fell through after the president said on Wednesday he had learned that Iran had stopped killing protesters.
However, according to human rights organizations, the killings have continued.
