Iran blasts US Congress' resolution backing recent riots, says Americans ‘never’ want to accept realities

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has lambasted a US Congress’ resolution supporting the recent Western-instigated riots in Iran, saying Americans “never want to accept the realities” of the country and wish them to be as they like.

Nasser Kan'ani made the remarks in a post on his Twitter account on Monday as the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on January 25 in favor of a resolution that expressed solidarity with Iranian people following what was claimed to be a “brutal crackdown” on protesters after the death of a young woman of Kurdish descent in the capital, Tehran.

The bipartisan resolution, which called for more sanctions against Iranian officials and entities over alleged “human right violations,” was approved days after the European Union announced sanctions on more than 30 Iranian officials and organizations over the recent deadly riots triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last September.

“While the US intelligence and security services say Iran left behind the unrest and their support for Iran riots was futile, US congressmen voted for a resolution supporting riots in Iran!,” Kan'ani wrote. “They never want to accept the realities on Iran, but like the realities to be as they wish.”

Iranian authorities and top officials have termed the recent riots as "West’s hybrid warfare" and stressed on numerous occasions that it is “doomed to failure” just like in the past.

The Islamic Republic has also denounced as “baseless, illegal and meddlesome” the new rounds of sanctions on the country by the European Union and the UK over what they called Tehran’s use of force in recent riots.

Riots broke out in Iran in mid-September after the death of Amini. The 22-year-old fainted at a police station in Tehran and was pronounced dead three days later in hospital. An official report by Iran’s Legal Medicine Organization concluded that Amini’s death was caused by illness rather than alleged blows to the head or other vital body organs.

Iran condemns ‘meddlesome’ sanctions by EU, UK over alleged rights violations during unrest

Tehran denounces as “baseless, illegal and meddlesome” the recent EU and UK sanctions over alleged human rights violations.

Iran’s intelligence community has said several countries, including the United States and Britain, have used their spy and propaganda apparatuses to provoke violent riots in the country. London, in particular, is home to several anti-Iran TV networks, including Iran International, Manoto, and BBC Persian, which broadcast a steady stream of misinformation encouraging the Iranian youth to join the rioters during the recent wave of unrest.

Rioters went on a rampage, brutally attacking security officers and causing massive damage to public property. Dozens of people and security personnel were killed in the riots.

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