Iran's supreme leader breaks silence on protests, blames US October 03, 2022 at 12:31AM

Khamenei described the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police, which set off the nationwide protests, as "a sad incident" that "left us heartbroken." However, he sharply condemned the protests as a foreign plot to destabilize Iran, echoing authorities' previous comments.