Media: Iran protests show ‘understandable anger', US State Department says

US State Department says the latest protests in Iran are an expression of the people's 'understandable anger' at their government's failures, a US official told Iran International, Report informs.

"The protests reflect the understandable anger of the Iranian people at their government's failures and excuses," the official said in a written statement on Thursday.

The statement said Tehran has neglected the country's economy, agriculture, water, and electricity "for decades" in order to "squander billions on terrorist proxies and nuclear weapons research," while also carrying out acts of "terrorism against the United States and its allies."

Mass protests over the dire economic situation have been ongoing in Iran for five days now. According to unofficial reports, six people have been killed and many more have been injured as a result of the protests.