Masoud Behdashtian stated in a message regarding the people's protests: 'The conspiracy of Iran's malicious actors has turned the rightful civil protests of the people into a bloody and violent battleground.' He described these protests as 'an American-Israeli conspiracy and the enemy's revenge for their defeat in the 12-day war.' Behdashtian also announced that various groups have been tasked with thoroughly examining the causes and factors behind these events to identify and eradicate the main roots of violence.