Ali Khamenei links recent protests to the Iranian opposition MEK<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dozens of cities across Iran are witnessing massive protests in response to a recently imposed gas price hike by the mullahs\u2019 regime.\u00a0Protesters are targeting the regime<\/a>\u00a0in its entirety in their political slogans against Iranian regime Supreme Leader\u00a0Ali Khamenei<\/a>, President\u00a0Hassan Rouhani<\/a>\u00a0and the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC<\/a>) as the source of all their miseries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u2018Resistance Units\u2019 of the main Iranian opposition group\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI), also known as the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), are coordinating much of the protests and sending out footage from the scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ali Khamenei voiced deep concerns on Sunday over the escalating uprising now spreading to 93 cities checkered throughout the country. Protesters have destroyed 101 regime centers in various locations. Security forces have killed at least 27 protesters in clashes with demonstrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Linking the recent protests to the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) he said, \u201cOn social media and other platforms they are constantly encouraging people into these protests.\u201d The mullahs\u2019 top figure also backed the regime\u2019s recent decision to increase fuel prices by up to threefold, making it crystal clear the decision has his blessing and there is no intention to listen to the Iranian people\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n