Khamenei's former envoy to Khuzestan calls waterless protesters "fifth pillar of enemy"

Jul 23, 2021, 11:18 GMT+1Updated: 20:32 GMT+1

Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, a member of the Assembly of Experts and a former representative of Khamenei in Khuzestan, threatened the protesters, saying: "The rioters are the fifth pillar of the enemy and the people are separated from them. "It is considered in Islam."

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