16/02/2011 12:18
Larijani: Israel, US behind revolt
The United States and Israel are to blame for the protests that broke out on Monday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani claimed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, opposition activists continued to call on citizens to persist with the demonstrations, Israel News said.
"The parliament condemns the Zionist, American, anti-revolutionary and anti-national action of the misled seditionists," Larijani said during a parliament session.
Tens of thousands of Iranians rallied on Monday in support of the revolts sweeping across the Arab world, channeling their anger towards the Iranian regime. One protestor was killed and others were injured when clashes with the police broke out.
Opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi were placed under house arrest, thus prevented from attending the rallies.