Iran’s Khamenei demands rioters ‘be put in their place’ as protests grow amid Trump warning

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Source: scmp.com
Iran’s Khamenei demands rioters ‘be put in their place’ as protests grow amid Trump warning
Iran’s supreme leader insisted on Saturday that “rioters must be put in their place” after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving security forces a green light to aggressively put down the demonstrations. The first comments by 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei come as violence surrounding the demonstrations sparked by Iran’s ailing economy has killed at least 10 people. The protests show no sign of stopping and follow US President Donald Trump warning Iran on...