Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Says Protesters' Economic Demands 'Fair'

Khamenei said the president and high-ranking officials are working to resolve the economic difficulties in the country.

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An anti-US mural is seen in Tehran as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency's value.
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Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of Iranian protesters, while warning against what he described as rioting.

"The president and high-ranking officials are working to resolve" the economic difficulties in the sanctions-battered country, Khamenei said in a speech marking a Shiite holiday.

"The shopkeepers have protested against this situation and that is completely fair," he added, while warning that "rioters... must be put in their place".

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