Parviz Sarvari was quoted by the state-run Mehr news agency as saying that, “All eyes are now focused on Tehran and the smallest happening in this city will be noted everywhere. So, a single burning tire in Tehran [during protests] will be noticed more than a burning city elsewhere.”
The Majlis deputy was speaking at the inauguration ceremony for the regime’s new governor for Tehran province.
Sarvari also said that “the security of Tehran city is a crucially important issue which must be considered as a factor in how the city is being run.”
The former governor of Tehran province, Hossein Tala, also spoke at the event, telling his successor, “Controlling [the protests] in Tehran city was a crucial issue.”