Against the background of the continuation of the “hijab protest” in Iran, following the death of the statement of Mahsa Amini, the president of the Islamic Republic, Ibrahim Raisiattacked the US president this evening (Sunday). Joe Biden and accused him of igniting protests in the country. Raisi said that “the American president, who allows himself to cause chaos, terror and destruction in the country, should remember the eternal words of the founder of the Islamic Republic, who called the United States the Great Satan.”
Meanwhile, Raisi clarified that “70 years of supporting the crime of the Zionist regime in Palestine, as well as two decades of aggression and wars in Afghanistan, these are dogmas for the actions of the great Satan.” Also, Raisi stated that “the Americans express anger at every good, innovative and creative movement of the Iranian nation, and feel happy and happy about its shortcomings or problems. The Iranian nation knows the enemy and his tricks, and this time too we will fail him in achieving his goal, through growth and progress with strength and honor “.
The words of the Iranian president come in the background of the severe riots throughout the Islamic Republic and the events that took place last night in the Evin prison in Tehran. According to reports, four prisoners were killed and 61 injured in the riots. The news agency also reported that “the four prisoners who died and were allowed in the robbery” and that four other prisoners are in critical condition. This, after an Iranian security official said that “rioters” set fire to the prison’s clothing warehouse, which apparently led to the fire.
In the meantime, the “Iran International” channel, which is affiliated with the Iranian opposition, reported that the prisoners tried to get out of the compound they were in, broke the doors in Hall 4, which is in the southern part of the prison, so that when they reached the last door, they also began to confront the security guards, who used tear gas. As a result, several prisoners suffered from breathing problems and were taken to the hospitals.
Other prisoners were wounded by bullets and were also taken to the hospital. Mustafa Neely, the lawyer for several political prisoners in the prison, tweeted that “the prisoners were transferred by the special guard after the clashes and there is no information about their condition. According to the reports, this is a group of about 40 prisoners who were transferred to another department in the prison.