Prosecutor general warns decisive response to protests

Iran’s prosecutor general said on Wednesday that any attempt to turn economic protests into insecurity or damage to public property would be met with a “legal, proportionate and decisive” response, as demonstrations continued across Iran.

Mohammad Movahedi-Azad said peaceful livelihood protests were understandable and should be addressed through legal channels.

But he warned against what he described as organized exploitation of legitimate demands.

“What we cannot be indifferent to is structured misuse of these legitimate demands,” he said, referring to “directed media networks, distorted narratives, and the use of deceived individuals or those who disrupt public order.”

Movahedi-Azad said efforts to convert protests into public disorder, property damage, or scenarios designed from outside the country would trigger a firm legal response.