In a meeting with top Police commanders on Wednesday, Major General Amir Hatami said the enemy had formulated plans to turn normal protests in Iran into riots at a rapid pace and subsequently trigger security and terrorist problems.
He said the enemy repeated the same mistake and miscalculation of the 12-day war in June 2025, when it imagined that upsetting security in Iran would pose a risk to the Islamic Republic and its territorial integrity.
The Army chief further paid tribute to the Police forces, the security units, the Basij forces and the Army servicemen for their vigilance and efforts that thwarted the enemy’s plots.
Violent rioters favoring monarchy have vandalized public and private properties in a number of cities across Iran in the past recent days, killing dozens of ordinary people and security forces and inflicting injuries on others.
People across Iran mobilized on January 12 to denounce the riots and acts of terrorism, reaffirming their commitment to the Islamic Revolution and condemning those responsible for disrupting national order.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has lauded the Iranian nation for the tremendous rallies and the historic day that they created on January 12.