Iran rejects Biden’s support of anti-government protests as interference in Tehran’s state matters

Demonstrators carry Iranian flags while marching during the "March of Solidarity for Iran" in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2022. (File/AFP)
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Updated 16 October 2022
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Iran rejects Biden’s support of anti-government protests as interference in Tehran’s state matters

  • US President Joe Biden Biden said he was surprised by the courage of the people taking to the streets in protest in Iran

DUBAI: Iran rejected as interference in Tehran’s state matters US President Joe Biden’s support of nationwide protests over the death of a woman in police custody, Iranian Students News Agency reported on Sunday.

Commenting on weeks of anti-government protests in Iran ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death on Sept. 16, Biden said on Saturday he was surprised by the courage of the people taking to the streets in protest in Iran.
“On Saturday ... Biden interfered in Iran’s state matters by supporting the riots ... In recent days, the US administration have tried desperately to inflame unrest in Iran under various excuses ,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said, ISNA reported.
The protests have posed one of the most serious challenges to the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution, with demonstrations spreading across the country and some people chanting for the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.


Swiss close Tehran embassy, but maintain open line between US, Iran

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Swiss close Tehran embassy, but maintain open line between US, Iran

  • The ambassador ⁠and five Swiss staff members left Iran by land

GENEVA: Switzerland is temporarily closing its embassy ​in Tehran due to the war in the Middle East and increasing security ‌risks, ‌the ​foreign ‌office ⁠said ​on Wednesday.
The ambassador ⁠and five Swiss staff members left Iran by land and ⁠are safely ‌outside ‌the country, ​it ‌added. “They will return ‌to Tehran as soon as the situation allows.”
Switzerland ‌will continue to maintain an ⁠open ⁠line of communication between the United States and Iran, in consultation with the two countries, the statement said.