Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused protesters in Iraq and Lebanon of succumbing to "Zionist regime".
"The people of Iraq and Lebanon have some demands that are rightful, but they should know these demands can only be realised within the legal framework of their countries," he said in remarks aired on state television.

"When the legal structure is disrupted in a country, no action can be taken," he added.

He also took to his English Twitter account to repeat his claim that has been lambasted as a conspiracy.

"I recommend those who care in #Iraq and #Lebanon remedy the insecurity and turmoil created in their countries by the U.S., the Zionist regime, some western countries,and the money of some reactionary countries", he said in a controversial tweet.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani echoed Khamenei, accusing those protesting against corruption of "foreign interference".

"Our advice has always been to call for peace and (stopping) interference by foreign forces in these countries,” President Hassan Rouhani's chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi was quoted as saying by state media.