Iran's Khamenei backs police over protests

By Parisa Hafezi
Updated October 4 2022 - 12:33am, first published 12:28am
Iran's supreme leader backs police response to protests following death in custody of Mahsa Amini. (EPA PHOTO)
Iran's supreme leader backs police response to protests following death in custody of Mahsa Amini. (EPA PHOTO)

Iran's supreme leader gave his full backing to security forces confronting protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, comments that could herald a harsher crackdown to quell unrest more than two weeks since she died.

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