US, Israeli involvement clearly visible in Iran riots: Top national security official

Larijani made the remarks in an interview with Lebanon Al Mayadeen news network late on Friday.

The US and Israel are making attempts to ignite civil war in Iran in order to lay the ground for foreign intervention, he said, adding that the armed terrorist ring leaders are attempting to create civil war in Iran.

The comments by the top national security official came after the Iranian capital, Tehran, and several more cities witnessed violent riots on Thursday and Friday nights when saboteurs set fire to public and private property, causing extensive damage.

Commenting on these incidents, the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said in a statement that the US and Israel have not abandoned their hostilities toward the Iranian nation following their joint war with Iran in June.

“During the 12-day war and since this conflict, the Israeli regime has been pursuing its tyranny against the Iranian people through hybrid battles. It has changed tactics, but has not abandoned its warmongering toward the Iranian nation,” the statement read.

The recent incidents began with protests against market instability but they led to insecurity as a result of planning by the Israeli regime, the statement further said, adding that remarks by US President Donald Trump over the past several days indicate that Washington and the Israeli regime have made joint planning to create insecurity in Iran.

The Iranian nation, however, will foil the enemy’s projects through national solidarity, unity, and cohesion, the statement emphasized.