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Iran president says Trump, Netanyahu, Europe stirred tensions in recent protests
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian takes questions from the media at a press briefing in New York, September 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says that US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Europe had stirred tensions in the recent protests that gripped the country and “provoked” people.
“In these events Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Europeans all sought to incite unrest, create division and provide support, drawing some innocent people into the streets,” he says, as quoted by the opposition Iran International outlet.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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