Iran’s Leader Blames Enemies for Deadly Unrest, U.S. Calls That ‘Complete Nonsense’

Iran’s Leader Blames Enemies for Deadly Unrest, U.S. Calls That ‘Complete Nonsense’
People protest in Tehran, Iran Dec. 30, 2017 in this still image from a video. Reuters
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LONDON–Iran’s supreme leader accused the country’s enemies on Tuesday of being behind days of street unrest, as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations rose to 21.

Riot police were out in force in several cities on the sixth day of protests, which spread to the northwestern city of Tabriz, according to social media posts, as security forces scrambled to contain the boldest challenge to Iran’s leadership since 2009.