TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian influential lawmaker said Thursday that the nationwide rallies on Dec. 30 indicated the Islamic
Republic enjoys high level stability despite Western propaganda, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, also the Head of Parliament (Majlis) Cultural Commission, said that "Wednesday's demonstration in support of the Islamic values and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei have proved that Iran enjoys a high level of stability despite West's propaganda against the country," the report said.
Haddad-Adel made the remarks while talking to reporters on the sidelines of a local gathering in Tehran.
A massive pro-regime turnout in Tehran condemned on Wednesday what the participants called "Western plots" against their country, IRNA said.
Hundreds of Thousands of Iranians broke into streets across the country protesting at Sunday anti-regime protests and what they described as "plots against the territorial integrity, national interests and the Islamic Republic".
Sporadic clashes erupted in Tehran on Sunday in coincidence with Ashura Day, a ceremonial day celebrated by Shiites worldwide. Eight protestors were killed in the incident according to a statement by Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
Iran also confirmed on Wednesday that police arrested about 500 protestors in Tehran on Sunday.
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Eight killed in Tehran clashes: state TV
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An Iranian opposition supporter holds a policeman during clashes in central Tehran December 27, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Death toll in Sunday's clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in Tehran rose to eight, Iran's state-run satellite channel Press TV reported Monday.
"Eight people have been killed in anti-government protests," Iran's Supreme National Security Council was quoted as saying. Full story
