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Trump says U.S. will intervene if Iran ‘violently kills’ protestors
U.S. President Donald Trump declared the military 'locked and loaded' to protect Iranian protesters amid economic unrest that has resulted in at least six deaths, officials reported.
- President Donald Trump warned that if Iran violently suppresses protests, the U.S. will intervene and "come to their rescue."
- Iran's supreme leader adviser Ali Larijani said U.S. interference in Iran's protests would be equivalent to chaos in the entire region.
- Shopkeepers in Tehran went on strike on Dec 28 over high prices and stagnation, fueling protests amid a crashing rial and 42.5 percent inflation under long-term U.S. and western sanctions.
- Social media video obtained by broadcasters showed cars ablaze and roads blocked in Tehran and other cities including Azna and Kouhdasht, while students from at least ten universities joined protests intensifying unrest.
- The protests have been dubbed Iran's 'Tiananmen moment', amplified by Reza Pahlavi praising protesters amid long-term U.S. and western sanctions, a 12-day Israel conflict, and past Operation Midnight Hammer strikes.
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In Iran the protests of the population have expanded. Now, US President Trump has threatened to interfere with the Iranian leadership. The answer was not long in coming.
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Trump Warns U.S. ‘Locked and Loaded’ as Iran Protests Turn Deadly
President Donald Trump said on Friday, January 2nd, that the United States is prepared to respond forcefully if Iranian authorities kill protesters. These threats were made after clashes between demonstrators and security forces that left several people dead. Cost-of-living protests erupted across multiple Iranian cities, with shopkeepers in Tehran launching a strike over rising prices and a stagnant economy before unrest spread nationwide. On T…
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