Iran’s supreme leader calls Trump a ‘criminal’ after violent protests suppressed
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says US president encouraged protesters on to the streets
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says US president encouraged protesters on to the streets

US president calls on demonstrators to ‘take over’ the country’s institutions

President’s threat follows days of demonstrations over living standards

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei strikes defiant note and accuses Washington of seeking Iranian surrender

Tehran faces growing pressure over its brutal crackdown on recent unrest as talks with US are set to continue

US president has threatened another military intervention in the protest-hit country but his objectives are unclear

President weighs potential intervention in Islamic republic amid intensifying crackdown