TEHRAN – It was not surprising to see the enemies support the recentunrest in Iran, commander of the Iranian Army said about the US president’sbacking for rioters, stressing that hostile plots against Iran are alldoomed to failure.link>link>link>link>Speakingto reporters in Tehran on Monday, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said ithas become ordinary for the US to adopt hostile stances against the IslamicRepublic.

The enemies resort to everything to infiltrate into Iran and showhostility, the commander warned.

The top general also stressed that the adversaries will continue to sufferdefeats in confrontation with Iran as before.

It came after US President Donald Trump’s overt support for violent riotsin Iran and his insulting comments about the Iranian people.

In late December, peaceful protests over economic problems broke out in anumber of Iranian cities, but the gatherings turned violent when groups ofparticipants, some of them armed, vandalized public property and launchedattacks on police stations and government buildings.

Following the unrest, people held several demonstrations across the countryto condemn the violent riots and acts of vandalism, and voice support forthe Islamic Republic’s Establishment.

In remarks following the protests, Iranian President Hassan Rouhanicriticized Trump for his remarks about the unrest in Iran, saying the USpresident “has forgotten that he had called the Iranian nation ‘terrorists’a few months ago.”

“The guy who is totally against the Iranian nation has no right tosympathize with Iranians,” Rouhani said on January 1.