Photo- ranian police chief General Ahmad-Reza Radan . (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Iranian protesters will be treated as enemies if they support Tehran’s foes, the country’s top police officer warned on Tuesday, as the war sparked fears in the regime that mass anti-government rallies could reignite.
“If anyone comes forward in line with the wishes of the enemy, we will no longer see them as merely a protester, we will see them as an enemy,” said national police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan in comments aired by state broadcaster IRIB.
“And we will do to them what we do to an enemy. We will deal with them in the same way we deal with enemies,” he added. “All our forces are also ready, with their hands on the trigger, prepared to defend their revolution.”
The government in January brutally cracked down on anti-government protests over economic grievances in the sanctions-hit country. The authorities deemed the protests to be “riots” and Radan at one point issued an ultimatum to protesters to turn themselves in or face the full force of the law.
Iranian authorities acknowledge more than 3,000 deaths in the unrest, including members of the security forces and bystanders, but say the violence was caused by “terrorist acts” fueled by Iran’s enemies.
Israeli PM Netanyahu has been telling Iranians Israel is creating ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ to topple the regime . Former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamanei was assassinated but his son Mojtaba was appointed as his replacement , He was reportedly lightly wounded but active
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