Iran: over 200 people died as a result of riots in the country

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
3 Dec 2022 18:13

Iran's Ministry of Interior says that up until today 200 people died as a result of the riots in the country

Rioters in the streets of Tehran in September (AFP).

Security Council of the Iranian Interior Ministry announced on Monday that the riot toll to date since September is around 200 deaths with over $200 million in private and public property damage.

"As result of riots, 200 people have died as of today. They could be divided into following groups: the dead among security officers; individuals who have been killed in terrorist attacks; innocent citizens who died as result of elimination of armed groups; participants of riots, as well as members of counterrevolutionary and separatist groups," the ministry said in a statement.

Following the break-out of the riots last September, the Iranian security forces and intelligence units have uncovered numerous pieces of evidence pointing out that foreign countries are actively funding and training rioters in Iran and supplying terrorist groups with arms.

Iranian Security Minister Esmail Khatib said last November that it became clear in the recent events that the Israeli occupation was responsible for implementation, the UK media was responsible for sponsoring, and Saudi Arabia was responsible for financial support.

Khatib stressed that Iran will never support terrorist acts like Britain, promising that the latter will pay the price for its actions in destabilizing Iran's security.

In the same context, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi revealed mid-November that the leaders of the recent riots in Iran received training in seven countries.

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Vahidi considered that the enemy harnessed all its energies, including the media, in order to undermine national unity, but suffered defeat in the face of the vigilance and insight of the coherent Iranian people that were able to thwart this scheme.

It is noteworthy that in late October, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry and the IRGC's intelligence wing revealed that intelligence obtained by Tehran indicates that the CIA and allied intelligence services planned a conspiracy against the Islamic Republic.

"The conspiracy's goal is to commit a crime against the Iranian people and the territorial integrity of Iran," the statement underlined.