Iran’s police chief has warned against protests in the country.
According to BBC News, police chief Ahmadreza Radan said those who might protest in the streets against the establishment “at enemy’s bidding” will be treated as the “enemy”.
“If someone comes at the enemy’s bidding, we do not regard them as a protester or anything of the sort; we treat them as we would treat the enemy, and we deal with them in the same way we deal with the enemy”, Mr Radan said on state TV.
It comes as Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu called on the people of Iran to “remove the Ayatollah regime” and gain their freedom.
In other developments:
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has offered to “help de-escalate tensions” in the Middle East, in a telephone call with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. (Al Jazeera)
- The UN Security Council will vote to demand that Iran stop attacking its Arab neighbors. A vote has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. (AP)
- US President Donald Trump says the US has destroyed 10 “inactive mine laying boats”, after telling Iran not to “put out any mines” in the Strait of Hormuz. (BBC News)
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the US Navy has not escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, after the US energy secretary said it had happened in a now-deleted post. (BBC News)
- The United Arab Emirates’ Defense Ministry said nine drones hit the country and reported two more deaths. (AP)
- Authorities in Bahrain said an Iranian attack killed one person and wounded eight others. (AP)
- Saudi Arabia said it destroyed two drones over its oil-rich eastern region, and Kuwait’s National Guard said it shot down six drones. (AP)
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps rejects US claims that its missile programme has been destroyed, saying it is firing projectiles in greater numbers with warheads weighing more than 1 tonne. (Al Jazeera)
- Heavy clashes broke out between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops on the outskirts of Aitaroun town in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
