{"id":308765,"date":"2026-01-11T21:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-behind-the-contradictory-messaging-from-irans-clerics-v-president-pezeshkian-to-protesters\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T21:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:00:35","slug":"whats-behind-the-contradictory-messaging-from-irans-clerics-v-president-pezeshkian-to-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-behind-the-contradictory-messaging-from-irans-clerics-v-president-pezeshkian-to-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s behind the contradictory messaging from Iran&#8217;s clerics v. President Pezeshkian to protesters?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9eyrWOw9ad0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's behind the contradictory messaging from Iran's clerics v. 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Iranian state television refers to them as victims of events caused by &quot;armed terrorists&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n0:00 President Pezeshkian calls on protesters to come together, but denounces &#8216;rioters&#8217;<br \/>\n2:17 Nazenin Ansari, Iranian journalist, Managing editor at Kayhan London, on regime&#8217;s rhetoric<br \/>\n8:42 Omir Shams, human rights lawyer, on regime labelling protesters &#8216;terrorists&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>#iranprotests #iranrevolution #ayatollah<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protesters continue to flood the streets of Iran, despite authorities ordering lethal force against them. 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