A prominent Iranian actor: We went through a week of bloodshed and became a game in the hands of the world

Iranian film actor Parviz Parastoyi described on Instagram the suppression of the Khuzestan protests as a "week of bloodshed." He added, "We have become a game in the hands of the world." He criticized the Iranian authorities for the bloody confrontation with the protesters, writing: "Should our forces have fired on the demonstrators?"