"In a sermon on Friday, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami railed against demonstrators, saying armed hypocrites should be put to death. He described protesters as butlers and soldiers of Israel and the US, vowing that neither country should expect peace. Khatami, a member of the Guardian Council and a senior member of the Assembly of Experts, which appoints the supreme leader, is a hardline, influential cleric in Iran."
"On Friday night, Trump thanked Iran for stopping the execution of what he said was 800 protesters, though it was unclear where he was drawing those figures from. Despite the apparent gratitude, Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, called Trump a criminal on Saturday for his personal involvement in protests, and vowed further punishment for protesters. By God's grace, the Iranian nation must break the back of the seditionists just as it broke the back of the sedition, Khamenei said."
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami demanded the execution of protesters, calling armed demonstrators 'hypocrites' and describing them as butlers and soldiers of Israel and the US. Khatami is a hardline, influential member of the Guardian Council and the Assembly of Experts. US president Donald Trump said Iranian authorities agreed to halt executions and thanked Iran for stopping what he said were 800 executions, though the figure was unclear. Supreme leader Ali Khamenei called Trump a criminal and vowed further punishment for protesters. Rights groups report over 3,090 people killed, nearly 4,000 cases pending review, and more than 22,100 arrests amid fears of detainee mistreatment.
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