(25 Nov 2019) The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened the US and its allies on Monday as he addressed a pro-government demonstration attended by tens of thousands of people denouncing last week's violent protests over a fuel price hike.
General Hossein Salami, echoing other Iranian officials, accused the US, Britain, Israel and Saudi Arabia of stoking the unrest.
He said the rise in gasoline prices was a "mere pretext" for an attack on the nation.
"If you cross our red lines, we will destroy you," he said. "We will not leave any move unanswered."
Amnesty International says more than 100 people have been killed in the protests over the past week.
Iran has not released a death toll and cut off the internet for several days, making it difficult to ascertain the extent and severity of the demonstrations.
At the pro-government rally, which state TV referred to as the "Rise of the people of Tehran against riots," demonstrators carried signs bearing traditional anti-US slogans.
But speakers also criticised President Hassan Rouhani's administration for the way the fuel price hike was implemented, even as they called for capital punishment for rioters and further restrictions on social media platforms.
Iran has been gripped by an economic crisis since the US restored painful sanctions after withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal.
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