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Ali Khamenei says thousands killed in Iran protests, some in ‘inhuman, savage manner’

todayJanuary 17, 2026

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Supreme leader blames US for death toll and calls Donald Trump a criminal for support of demonstrations

The Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during the protests that rocked Iran over the last two weeks.

In a speech on Thursday, Khamenei said that thousands of people had been killed, “some in an inhuman, savage manner”, and blamed the US for the death toll. The supreme leader railed against Trump, whom he called a “criminal” for his support of demonstrations, and called for strict punishment of protesters.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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