一名伊朗宗教人士呼吁对在全国范围内镇压抗议者行动中被拘留者判处死刑，此次镇压行动旨在应对持续不断的反伊斯兰政权动乱。
此前，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普曾威胁称，如果示威者遭到暴力镇压，美国将进行干预。
据报道，伊朗国家广播电台播出的阿亚图拉·艾哈迈德·哈塔米的布道引发了聚集祈祷者的高呼口号。美联社报道称，这些口号包括“武装的伪君子应该被处死！”
据美联社报道，哈塔米在布道中首次公布了自去年12月底开始的抗议活动造成的损失统计数据。这些信息展现了在伊朗政权于1月8日实施全国范围的网络封锁后，抗议活动的规模。
据美联社报道，这位宗教领袖声称，350座清真寺、126个祈祷大厅和20个其他宗教场所遭到破坏。哈塔米还声称，400家医院、106辆救护车、71辆消防车和另外50辆应急车辆遭到破坏。
据美联社报道，另有80位周五祈祷领袖的住所也遭到破坏，并补充说，这可能是示威者将不满发泄在政府身上的迹象，因为这些领袖在伊朗神权政体中占据重要地位。
据美联社报道，哈塔米说：“他们想让你们放弃宗教。他们很久以前就开始策划这些罪行了。”
哈塔米由伊朗最高领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊任命，是伊朗专家会议和宪法监护委员会的成员。他此前曾公开反对抗议者，称他们是以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的“家佣”和“特朗普的士兵”。
哈梅内伊也发表了类似的言论，称抗议者“为了取悦另一个国家的总统（指特朗普）而毁坏自己的街道”。
特朗普一直公开支持伊朗人民，并早先表示，如果伊朗政权对抗议者使用暴力，美国“已做好充分准备”进行干预。目前尚不清楚美国是否以及何时会对伊朗采取具体行动，但继2025年轰炸伊朗核设施以及美国逮捕委内瑞拉独裁者尼古拉斯·马杜罗之后，各种猜测甚嚣尘上。
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系白宫和国务院寻求置评。
An Iranian cleric has called for the death penalty for protesters detained during a nationwide crackdown amid ongoing unrest against the Islamic regime.
The cleric’s call follows President Donald Trump’s threats of U.S. intervention if protesters were met with violence.
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami’s sermon, which was broadcast by Iranian state radio, reportedly sparked chants from those gathered for prayers. The Associated Press reported that the chants included, “Armed hypocrites should be put to death!”
During his sermon, Khatami gave the first overall statistics of the damage from the protests, which began in late December, according to the AP. This information provides a look at the scale of the protests after the regime instituted a nationwide internet blackout on Jan. 8.
The cleric claimed 350 mosques, 126 prayer halls and 20 other holy places had sustained damage, the AP reported. Khatami also claimed that 400 hospitals, 106 ambulances, 71 fire department vehicles and another 50 emergency vehicles sustained damage.
Another 80 homes of Friday prayer leaders had also reportedly been damaged, the AP reported, adding that it could be a sign of demonstrators taking out their frustrations against the government as the leaders hold an important position within Iran’s theocracy.
“They want you to withdraw from religion,” Khatami said, according to the AP. “They planned these crimes from a long time ago.”
Khatami, who was appointed by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and serves on the country’s Assembly of Experts and Guardian Council, had previously spoken out against protesters. He described them as being “butlers” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “Trump’s soldiers.”
Khamenei made similar remarks, saying that the protesters were “ruining their own streets to make the president of another country happy,” referring to Trump.
Trump has been vocal in his support for the Iranian people and said early on that the U.S. was “locked and loaded” and ready to intervene if the regime used violence against protesters. It is unclear if and when the U.S. will take concrete action in Iran, but speculation has circulated following the bombing of the country’s nuclear sites in 2025 and the U.S. capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
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