TEHRAN – The popular uprisings in Britain are similar to those in Middle Eastern and North African countries, Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri said on Monday.

Both the British citizens and people from Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and other countries are trying to restore their rights, Jazayeri noted.

Over the past centuries, the tyrannical regime of England had the highest number of countries under its dominance and consequently it colonized many nations, and plundered their resources, he stated.

The legacy of Britain in terms of crimes it committed is even murkier than that of the U.S., the general noted.

It has been a long time that Britons can no longer tolerate their country’s ruling system, he said, adding the British people have repeatedly expressed their opposition to the regime.

The fact that British police are harshly cracking down on the protestors shows the British officials are trying to maintain their power.