The head of the Revolutionary Guard, Iran’s ideological army, accused the West on Sunday of fomenting “riots” in several schools, denouncing a “cultural, political and security invasion” in the country shaken by a protest movement since death. by Mahsa Amini. one month ago.
Protests have continued in Iran since the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died three days after being arrested by police in Tehran for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code for women, including the use of the veil.
The protest movement won over several schools across the country in recent days and, according to videos shared online, schoolchildren shouted anti-government slogans and schoolgirls removed their headscarves in protest.
Unicef said to be “very concerned”
“The riots are the product of think tanks in the United States and England and have spread to our classrooms,” Revolutionary Guards chief Gen. Hossein Salami was quoted as saying by Sepah News, the Guardians’ official website.
“Today, the enemy has opened a new field of cultural, political and security invasion (…) it is the most complex field of war where the enemy has a serious presence,” accused Hossein Salami.
On Monday, UNICEF said it was “very concerned” by reports of “children and adolescents being killed, injured and arrested” in Iran. But on Sunday, Iranian Education Minister Youssef Nouri denied the arrest of schoolchildren during the demonstrations.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on major state policies, has repeatedly accused the US, Israel and their “agents” of fomenting the protest movement.
Source: BFM TV
