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From the BBC at 06:48
Protesters are 'trying to please US president', says Khamenei
"Speaking to supporters earlier this morning, Khamenei dismissed demonstrators as a "bunch of vandals" seeking to "please" US President Donald Trump.
"In a video address broadcast on national TV, Khamenei said: "A bunch of vandals came out in Tehran and other places and destroyed buildings belonging to their own country just to please the president of the US.
"That’s because he made the absurd claim that he supports you rioters and people who are harmful to the country. If he’s capable, he should run his own country."
"The Iranian leader, who has been in power since 1989, added that Trump's hands "are stained with blood of more than a thousand Iranian martyred during the 12-day war [with Israel]".
"A group of inexperienced and careless people believe him and act according to his wishes. They set fire to rubbish bins to please him," he adds.
"Let everyone know that the Islamic Republic came to power through the blood of several hundred thousand honourable people and it will not back down in the face of those who deny this."
- As a reminder, Trump has long been a vocal opponent of the Iranian regime and pledged to get the US involved if civilians were to be killed in the protests

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