Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Saturday claimed that Israel’s spy agency was operating inside Iran as protests over economic grievances spread across the country.
At least ten people have been killed during the unrest, according to Iranian state media and human rights organisations, including two members of the Basij paramilitary force. Authorities warned demonstrators that economic grievances would not be allowed to spiral into wider unrest.
“The Iranian regime is in trouble. Bringing in mercenaries is its last best hope,” Mr Pompeo wrote on X.
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