World War 3 News: Iran Vows To 'Destroy' US, Israel, And Saudi Arabia

On November 15, 2019, Iran witnessed the deaths of more than 100 people when thousands of people- both young and from the working class took to the streets to protest against the gasoline price hikes of at least 50 per cent.

The Iranian population isn't ready to accept another unjustified burden on their living costs which is already too high because of renewed US sanctions. While Iran has not released a death toll, Amnesty International said that more than 100 people have been killed during the protests last week.

In June, a US drone was shot down by Tehran over the Persian Gulf, becoming the incident that led Iran to protest against the crippling sanctions reimposed by the US. General Hossein Salami, the head of the country's Revolutionary Guards, has blamed the US, Britain, Israel and Saudi Arabia for the pro-government demonstration in the capital's Enghelab Square. “If you cross our red line, we will destroy you... We will not leave any move unanswered,” he warned the countries.

The protests that took over Iran last week led to widespread destruction of hundreds of banks and many buildings by the demonstrators who chanted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” while marching toward Tehran's Revolution Square.

Around 115 people were killed during the protests, as shared by Amnesty International but Iran hasn’t released a death toll yet and as the Internet was cut off for several days during the protests the true extent of the loses can’t be ascertained.

“I recommend they [foreign countries] look at the marches today, to see who the real people in Iran are and what they are saying,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi.

So, what are these sanctions that have led to such violent protests?

The purpose of the sanctions is to suppress Iran's growing oil trade and force it to accept stricter limits on its nuclear program. While the sanctions were repealed as a part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Trump administration reimposed the sanctions on June 24, 2019, in the wake of Tehran's downing of the US drone.

In May 2019, the economy of Iran was further hampered when Trump imposed sanctions on countries buying its oil. Since then, Iran's economic growth has continued to fall.