JAKARTA - Iran accused the United States on Monday of using riots sparked by the death of a woman in police custody to try to destabilize the country, warning it would go unanswered, as the biggest protests since 2019 show no signs of easing.
Iranian authorities are cracking down on a nationwide demonstration triggered by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, after she was detained by moral police upholding strict Iranian restrictions on women's clothing.
The case has drawn international criticism. Iran says the United States supports rioters and is trying to destabilize the Islamic Republic.
"Washington has always tried to undermine Iran's stability and security even though it has no success," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Nazi told Nour News, which is affiliated with the main security agency, in a statement.
On its Instagram page, Mikhali accused US leaders and several European countries of abusing the incident, to support 'challengers' and ignoring "the presence of millions of people on the streets and squares of the country to support the system."
It is known that at least 41 people died in the latest riots that began on September 17, according to state TV.
Iran has blamed the armed dissidents Kurdi Iran for being involved in the riots, especially in the northwest where most of the up to 10 million Kurds of Iran live.
President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran guarantees freedom of expression, and ordered an investigation into Amini's death.
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