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Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed skepticism after reports surfaced of Iran abolishing the so-called “morality police.”
Blinken reacted to the breaking news Sunday morning on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Blinken was cautiously optimistic that the move could be a step in the right direction. However, he urged caution in reacting too quickly, saying that it does not guarantee that the protests will stop.
“Does this stop the protests that have been raging?,” asked host Margaret Brennan.
“That’s up to the Iranian people. This is about them,” said Blinken. “It’s not about us. And what we’ve seen since the killing of Mahsa Amini has been the extraordinary courage of Iranian young people, especially women, who’ve been leading these protests standing up for the right to be able to say what they want to say, wear what they want to wear.
