The president of the Supreme Court of Iran says that they are "ready" to dialogue with the protesters

MADRID, 10 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of the Supreme Court of Iran, Gholam Hosein Mohseni Ejei, stated this Monday to those who in recent weeks have been demonstrating against the government in several cities in the country, including Tehran, that they should know that "they have ears for the protests" and that they are "ready" to dialogue.

"Citizens or political groups must know that we have an ear for protests and criticism and that we are ready for dialogue", Mohseni Ejei, who has acknowledged that the Iranian political system may suffer from "weaknesses and failures".

"We are ready to listen to suggestions and we also have no qualms about correcting any error," he said according to statements collected by the newspaper 'Donya e Eqtesad' and echoed by the DPA agency.

However, Mohseni Ejei has claimed the need for the protests to be carried out through peaceful channels before sitting down to dialogue. Although the protests began almost a month ago, in recent weeks they have intensified as a result of the death in police facilities of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman arrested for not wearing her veil properly.

While the protests continue, several Western countries have already demanded to apply new sanctions to the Tehran government in response to the repression carried out against the protesters. The NGO Iran Human Rights has estimated at the moment 185 deaths, including 19 children, due to police work.

This same Monday, the British Government has imposed a package of sanctions on three senior officials of the so-called Morale Police, as well as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in response to the repression of the demonstrations.

For its part, Iran has accused the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Western partners of orchestrating a kind of foreign conspiracy to "deceive" the country's youth into causing "violent riots" after they "failed to "attempts at economic warfare.