Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called U.S. President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protests in Iran and blamed him for thousands of casualties.
In a speech broadcast by state television, Khamenei said the protests had left "several thousand" people dead - the first indication from an Iranian leader of the extent of the casualties from the wave of protests that began Dec. 28 and led to a bloody crackdown.
"In this revolt, the U.S. president made remarks in person, encouraged seditious people to go ahead and said: 'We do support you, we do support you militarily,'" said Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters. He reiterated an accusation that the U.S.
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