Pezeshkian tells victims families protests provoked from 'abroad'

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday told families of those killed in recent nationwide protests that he feels ashamed over the deadly incidents in the country, while suggesting that most of the unrest was stoked from abroad.

“We are ashamed of what has happened in this country. Unfortunately, most of these incidents were provoked from abroad,” Pezeshkian said.

“These events should never have happened in the first place, and what has happened is very grave. For me personally, as an official who holds responsibility in this country, many nights I cannot sleep, wondering why things had to turn out this way, why the young people of our country should lose their lives like this,” he added.