Rouhani: ‘Enemy conspiracy’ defeated in protest-hit Iran

Rouhani: ‘Enemy conspiracy’ defeated in protest-hit Iran
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, left, said that the ‘armed anarchists’ who took to the streets were few in number. (Iranian Presidency/AFP)
Updated 20 November 2019
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Rouhani: ‘Enemy conspiracy’ defeated in protest-hit Iran

Rouhani: ‘Enemy conspiracy’ defeated in protest-hit Iran
  • President Hassan Rouhani: ‘Armed anarchists’ who took to the streets were few in number

TEHRAN: Iranians have defeated the “enemy’s conspiracy,” President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday, after days of violent demonstrations across the country sparked by a petrol price hike.
“Our people have been victorious against ... the enemy’s conspiracy,” he said in remarks at a cabinet meeting aired on state TV, adding that the “armed anarchists” who took to the streets were few in number.