U.S. Signals Rare Support for Anti-Regime Protests in Iran, Even as Biden Shrinks From Condemning Mullahs

‘The Iranian people have a right to hold their government accountable. We support their rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression online and offline — without fear of violence and reprisal.’

A bakery at Tehran May 11, 2022. Iran abruptly raised prices as much as 300 percent for a variety of staples. AP/Vahid Salemi

Washington is signaling rare support for anti-regime protesters who have emerged in startling numbers in Iran, but the Biden administration is falling short of outright condemnation of the mullahs even as the president holds on to hope of successful diplomacy. 

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