Iran's
Intelligence Ministry says it has identified and arrested some of the
agents behind riots, which followed the recent protests against
economic conditions in a number of Iranian cities in recent days.
In
a statement on Monday, the ministry said Iranian security forces
helped by people had managed to detain some of the elements who
incited unrest in several cities across the country.
It
added that efforts were ongoing to arrest other agents as soon as
possible.
According
to the ministry's statement, some of the peaceful gatherings held in
recent days in order to express public demands had turned violent
"due to the presence of suspicious and aggressive elements"
who damaged public property and caused casualties.
Since
Thursday, groups of Iranian protesters have staged protests in
several cities to voice their anger over rising prices and economic
conditions. Sporadic violence has erupted during the protests,
causing a number of deaths.
Iran's
President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday the Iranian people would deal
with a "small and minority group" of rioters and
lawbreakers exploiting the protests.
He
emphasized that the enemies of Iran could not tolerate the country's
achievements in the diplomatic arena, particularly in the
confrontation with the US and the Israeli regime, and some of them
had explicitly threatened that they would take regional problems into
Tehran.
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