‘Do whatever it takes’: Iran’s Khamenei ordered bloody crackdown on protests

‘Do whatever it takes’: Iran’s Khamenei ordered bloody crackdown on protests

by WorldTribune Staff, December 26, 2019 Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei personally directed the violent crackdown on anti-government protests which, some estimates say, resulted in more than 1,500 deaths, a report said. Reuters on Dec. 23 reported that Khamenei, who has the final say on political and religious affairs in Iran, “raised his voice […]

‘Have no mercy on Americans’: Mullah in Iran hails suppression of social media

‘Have no mercy on Americans’: Mullah in Iran hails suppression of social media

by WorldTribune Staff, January 5, 2018 Iranian hard-line cleric Ahmad Khatami said he supports the government’s blocking of social media to stop the spread of information about anti-government protests that began on Dec. 28. “The nation does not support a social network whose key is in the hand of the United States,” Khatami said on […]