Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday claimed the massive nationwide uprising against the regime he serves was an “Israeli plot” carried out by “ISIS-style terrorist operations,” and the regime has defeated these “terrorists” after three days of pitched battle.
“These terrorist cells entered the protests, using Daesh-style terrorist operations. They shot at police officers, burned them alive, beheaded them, and targeted civilians,” Araghchi claimed in an interview with Brett Baier of Fox News. “Daesh” is another name for the Islamic State.
“For three days, we were not fighting protesters. We were fighting terrorists,” Araghchi said.
According to the Iranian foreign minister, Israel’s sinister plot involved forcing the Iranian regime to kill thousands of people, which would pressure President Donald Trump to make
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