Disruption of Government Spokesman's Speech in Hoveyzeh with Slogans Against the Government

Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the spokesman for Hassan Rouhani's government, was interrupted during his speech to visitors of the Iran-Iraq war remnants in Hoveyzeh, Khuzestan province, due to repeated slogans shouted by some attendees. According to ISNA news agency, on Saturday, April 7, Nobakht stated, "We are going through hard days, and problems from the sanctions still remain." He added, "Breaking the chains of sanctions is similar to the feeling experienced during military operations in the Sacred Defense era." Following these remarks, a group of attendees shouted slogans such as "Government of Prudence and Hope, Insight, Insight" and "Death to America." In response to these slogans, Nobakht said, "I don't think these statements align with the slogan of unity and harmony between the government and the people... This discord is exactly what our enemy expects. We must all chant against the enemy. Greetings to you." The visits to the remnants of the Iran-Iraq war, known as "Karoun's Pilgrimage of Light," are organized by the Basij Organization. Despite the official confirmation of the Vienna nuclear agreement by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, some of his supporters continue to criticize the agreement strongly. The chanting against the government during the spokesman's speech coincided with a speech by the Supreme Leader on the first day of Farvardin in Mashhad, where attendees also shouted "Government of Prudence and Hope, Insight, Insight" when he referred to America as the "enemy." However, Ayatollah Khamenei responded to these slogans by stating, "Don't forget that we said the government and the people must be united and speak the same language." In this speech, the Iranian leader also referred to the Vienna nuclear agreement, quoting Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister, stating that the Iranian negotiating team had failed to adhere to some of the "red lines" he had set. In recent months, several political figures' speeches have been disrupted. Last year, speeches by Elaheh Koulaei in Shiraz and Arak, and speeches by Rasoul Montajabnia and Hadi Ghafari in Karaj were canceled due to threats from hardline forces. On Tuesday, December 16, speeches by Mohammad Ali Najafi and Mohsen Mehralizadeh at Allameh Tabatabai University were canceled due to the throwing of "pepper spray" or "tear gas" in the ceremony hall. On the same day, speeches by Azar Mansouri and Jahanbakhsh Khanjani, two reformist activists, at Shahid Chamran University in Ahvaz were not held after a gathering of student Basij forces and their "attack" on Azar Mansouri. 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