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Iranian nation will not stand idly by in face of US hostile acts, will take initiative: President Raeisi

Monday, 17 October 2022 3:23 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 17 October 2022 3:28 PM ]

The combined photo shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi (R) and Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. (Photo by president.ir)

President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Iranian nation will not stand idly by in the face of US’ hostile acts and will take the initiative against Washington's hostility.

In a phone call with Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said on Monday, Raeisi said the US has made a miscalculation to support and intensify riots in Iran, which followed the death of a young Iranian woman in a police station.

"The US has falsely imagined that its sanctions would stop the Iranian nation, but when they saw that not only did the Iranian nation not stop in the face of sanctions, but it continued to make progress, it resorted to sedition against the Islamic Republic of Iran," he added.

Raeisi made the remarks after US President Joe Biden and his top officials in meddlesome statements pledged support for the recent riots in Iran, which followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

In his latest remarks, Biden claimed that he was “stunned” by how Iranians have reacted to Amini's death, adding that "we stand with the [Iranian] citizens ... for real, for real.”

Iranians have held protests over the passing of Amini. However, some extremist elements derailed the protests and incited violence against security forces. Western-backed media outlets have also encouraged violence. Iran says it will not allow interference in its own internal affairs.

Addressing a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Raeisi strongly condemned the United States' support for the recent riots in Iran, saying America’s hands were evident in most acts of sabotage, assassinations and riots in the region.

President Raeisi: US role, mischief evident in regional acts of sabotage, assassinations, riots

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“The [latest] remarks by the US President, who allows himself to fan the flames of unrest, assassination and destruction in another country, remind us of everlasting words of the founder of the Islamic Republic [Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini] who called the United States ‘the Great Satan’,” the Iranian president said.

Elsewhere in his Monday phone conversation, Raeisi pointed to the highest level of trust and cooperation between Iran and Oman and said the two countries have growing relations in various fields.

He voiced Iran's determination to strengthen ties with Oman in various sectors and expressed hope that Tehran and Muscat would continue to boost interaction as in the past year.