Tehran launches pro-government protests in Iran

Mousavi was not the only one to speak out against perceived verbal attacks from the US. The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, General Hossein Salami, claimed the US and its allies were stoking the fires of discontent. As he addressed the pro-government demonstrators on Monday, he echoed Mousavi's sentiments when he said the rise in fuel prices was a "mere pretext" for an attack on Iran.