TEHRAN: Iran’s Justice Minister Amin Hossein Rahimi has pronounced the people who were arrested during the demonstrations from January 8 to 10 as guilty and no mercy will be granted to them.
While talking to journalists after a cabinet meeting, Rahimi characterized the happenings in those days not as protests but full civil war.
He stressed that all those taken into custody were participants in the riot and maintained that no leniency would be shown in their case.
Besides that, Rahimi also stated that the legal battle against the supporters of Israel, the US, and the monarchists is part of the government’s plan.
The above statement is in line with the earlier views of Gholam Hossein Mohseni, Iran’s chief of judiciary, who had earlier stated that the detainees would not be treated leniently, and that they should be tried and given punishment as soon as possible.
Iran to US Allies: American bases will be hit if US strikes Iran
Earlier, Iran has issued a stern warning to its neighbouring countries, saying that if the United States launches an attack on Iran, American military bases in the Middle East will be targeted in retaliation.
One of the top officials of Iran said that the country had clearly communicated to the US allies in the area and had asked them to prevent the US from going through with its military action against Iran. The official particularly named Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Turkey as countries that have been dealt with regarding the possible repercussions.
This warning comes in the aftermath of the escalating fears of a US-Iran confrontation. The Iranian regime has made it known that it considers the American military presence in the area as the sole reason for any tensions and that it will retaliate if this is the case.
A report coming from the Wall Street Journal, in turn, mentioned that the Gulf nations, with Saudi Arabia at the forefront, are totally against any US military action on Iran. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman are said to have warned the US that an attack on Iran would have the dire consequences of throwing the global oil market into chaos, which eventually would come back to the US economy.
Saudi officials have been sending messages to Iran that they will stay out of any dispute with it. They have also indicated that they will not allow the US to use Saudi airspace for military operations against Iran.
With the situation getting tenser day by day, it is still very fragile and a lot of people are looking forward to a diplomatic way out so that there will not be more fighting in this already unstable region.
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