The White House condemned the use of violence against peaceful demonstrations in Iran on Monday, while Britain summoned a senior diplomat to talk about the crackdown on protesters.
White House spokeswoman Karen Jean-Pierre said on Monday that the White House condemned the crackdown by Iranian security forces on peaceful protesters.
“We are concerned and troubled by reports of the security authorities’ response to the peaceful protests of university students with violence and mass arrests,” he told reporters traveling with US President Joe Biden to Puerto Rico.
For its part, the British Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday that it had summoned the Iranian Chargé d’affaires over the crackdown on protests in his country, which began after the killing of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, while she was detained by the police. moral.
British Foreign Minister James Cleverly said: “The violence against protesters in Iran at the hands of the security forces is truly shocking.”
“Today we clarified our point of view to the Iranian authorities, instead of blaming outside elements for the unrest, they should take responsibility for their actions and listen to the concerns of their people,” he added.
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