The leader of the Lebanese Shiite armed movement Hezbollah on Saturday called
the death of Mahsa Amini, whose death after his arrest by the morality police in Tehran sparked daily demonstrations across Iran , as a
“vague incident” .
This protest movement, the largest since 2019, began on September 16, the date on which the 22-year-old Kurdish young woman died, three days after her arrest for violating Iran's strict dress code, which in particular obliges women to wear the Islamic veil.
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In a televised speech broadcast on Saturday, Hassan Nasrallah called Mahsa Amini's death a
"vague incident"
, the details of which are still unclear.
"Iran is targeted and every incident is exploited (...) and serves as incitement"
against the regime, said the leader of Hezbollah, a close ally of Iran, which has a preponderant influence in Lebanon .
"Iran is stronger than ever and will not be affected"
by this protest movement, added Hassan Nasrallah.
Since September 16, the crackdown on protests has claimed nearly 60 lives, authorities say, while the Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights has reported at least 83 dead.
The Iranian authorities, who deny any involvement of the security forces in the death of Mahsa Amini, have arrested hundreds of demonstrators, described as
"rioters"
.
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On Saturday, demonstrations were organized in several universities in Iran, including in Tehran, in the holy city of Mashhad (northeast), the second city of the country, and in Karaj, west of the capital.
This movement is the largest since the demonstrations of November 2019, caused by the rise in gasoline prices, which had been severely suppressed.