CAIRO, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that the Iranian government is determined to address the economic problems facing the people, urging Iranians to refrain from any "destructive actions."
Speaking to the state-run IRIB news agency in a televised interview, Pezeshkian also accused the United States and Israel of ordering "rioters" to create instability in Iran.
The remarks came as deadly clashes have been reported in recent days between Iranian police and what the government described as "rioters," amid ongoing protests in several Iranian cities since late December over the sharp fall of the rial and long-standing economic hardship. ■
