Ayatollah Demands Protests Cease, With Implied Threats of Violent Crackdown

Calling Ahmadinejad’s win an “absolute victory,” Khamene’i says the election “was a political earthquake for Iran’s enemies–singling out Great Britain as ‘the most evil of them’–whom he accused of trying to foment unrest in the country.” This is that moment where the world has to stand up for freedom, or thousands will likely die.