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Defying Trump Warning, Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Protesters Must Be ‘Put in Their Place’

Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, is speaking out for the first time about the violent unrest spreading across his country with a defiant rejection of theats from America.

Street protests that started almost a week ago are growing and numerous deaths have been reported.

In remarks aired on Iranian television on Saturday, Mr. Khamanei said rioters should be “put in their place” and pledged that the Islamic Republic “will not yield to the enemy.”

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