"President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged to overhaul Iran's struggling economy, saying his government is ready to listen to its people after two weeks of increasingly violent nationwide demonstrations. Pezeshkian adopted a conciliatory approach during a televised interview on state television on Sunday, saying his embattled administration was determined to resolve the country's economic problems while accusing the United States and Israel of fomenting deadly unrest."
"The president accused the US and Israel of trying to sow chaos and disorder by directing elements of the unrest and called on Iranians to distance themselves from what he described as rioters and terrorists. The demonstrations are the largest in Iran since a 2022-2023 protest movement spurred by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women."
Masoud Pezeshkian pledged to overhaul Iran's struggling economy and said his government will listen to people's concerns after two weeks of increasingly violent nationwide demonstrations. He adopted a conciliatory tone on state television while accusing the United States and Israel of fomenting deadly unrest and directing elements of the unrest. The crisis followed a sharp drop in the Iranian currency in late December after years of economic strain, triggering mass protests over soaring living costs, inflation and currency devaluation. Protests have shifted toward political and antigovernment demands. Officials urged distancing from rioters while acknowledging some public anger as justified.
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