Iran will not bow to US, protests legitimate but rioting unacceptable: Khamenei

TEHRAN: Reacting to the US threat, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said that Tehran will never bow down to the enemy, and with God’s help and grace, the enemy will be forced to kneel.

Discussing the situation in the country, he said that protest is a legitimate act, but there is a difference between protest and rioting. Protesters are talked to, and the authorities should talk to them.

The economic demands of the Iranian protesters are legitimate, and the president and top officials are working to solve the problems of the economy affected by sanctions.

Protesting is the right of the people, but rioting is unacceptable, and the elements causing rioting should be dealt with.