<p>Iran shrugged off Sunday what it called US President Joe Biden's "interference" in the month-old protests since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.</p>.<p>"Iran is too strong for its will to be swayed by the interference ... by a politician tired of years of failure," foreign affairs spokesman Nasser Kanani wrote on Instagram.</p>.<p>"We will together defend the independence of Iran."</p>.<p>Biden had said Friday that "we stand with the citizens, the brave women of Iran."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/iran-protests-how-far-can-they-go-1154010.html" target="_blank">Iran protests: How far can they go?</a></strong></p>.<p>"It stunned me what it awakened in Iran. It awakened something that I don't think will be quieted for a long, long time," said the US president.</p>.<p>Iran has been rocked by protests since 22-year-old Amini's death on September 16, three days after she was arrested by morality police in Tehran for allegedly violating the country's strict dress code for women.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read |<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/fire-and-clashes-at-irans-evin-prison-amid-mahsa-amini-protests-1153991.html" target="_blank"> Fire and clashes at Iran's Evin prison amid Mahsa Amini protests</a></strong></p>.<p>The street violence has led to dozens of deaths, mostly among protestors but also among the security forces, and hundreds have of demonstrators been arrested.</p>.<p>On October 6, the United States slapped sanctions on seven senior Iranian officials for involvement in the crackdown.</p>.<p>The US Treasury last month also placed sanctions on the morality police.</p>
<p>Iran shrugged off Sunday what it called US President Joe Biden's "interference" in the month-old protests since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.</p>.<p>"Iran is too strong for its will to be swayed by the interference ... by a politician tired of years of failure," foreign affairs spokesman Nasser Kanani wrote on Instagram.</p>.<p>"We will together defend the independence of Iran."</p>.<p>Biden had said Friday that "we stand with the citizens, the brave women of Iran."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/iran-protests-how-far-can-they-go-1154010.html" target="_blank">Iran protests: How far can they go?</a></strong></p>.<p>"It stunned me what it awakened in Iran. It awakened something that I don't think will be quieted for a long, long time," said the US president.</p>.<p>Iran has been rocked by protests since 22-year-old Amini's death on September 16, three days after she was arrested by morality police in Tehran for allegedly violating the country's strict dress code for women.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read |<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/fire-and-clashes-at-irans-evin-prison-amid-mahsa-amini-protests-1153991.html" target="_blank"> Fire and clashes at Iran's Evin prison amid Mahsa Amini protests</a></strong></p>.<p>The street violence has led to dozens of deaths, mostly among protestors but also among the security forces, and hundreds have of demonstrators been arrested.</p>.<p>On October 6, the United States slapped sanctions on seven senior Iranian officials for involvement in the crackdown.</p>.<p>The US Treasury last month also placed sanctions on the morality police.</p>