US President Doanld Trump has warned the Iranian government that the US is “locked and loaded and ready” to help Iranian protesters who have risen up against the country’s Islamic regime in widespread demonstrations.
Trump warned of US intervention in the early hours of Friday morning. In a post on Truth Social. He wrote: “If Iran shots [sic] and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue”.
He said: “We are locked and loaded and ready to go”
BYPASS THE CENSORS
Sign up to get unfiltered news delivered straight to your inbox.
You can unsubscribe any time. By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use
New York Post reports: At least seven people have been killed so far in violence accompanying protests across Iran. The outcry has been triggered by an economic crisis brought about in part by US sanctions.
Iran Release Proof Israel Planning 'Worse Than 9/11' False Flag on U.S. to Destroy Trump's Ceasefire
In response to Trump, Ali Larijani, a former parliament speaker who serves as the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, alleged on X — which the Tehran government blocks — that Israel and the US were stoking the demonstrations.
“Trump should know that US interference in this internal matter would mean destabilizing the entire region and destroying America’s interests,” added Larijani. “The American people should know — Trump started this adventurism. They should be mindful of their soldiers’ safety.”
Separately, Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who previously was the council’s secretary for years, wrote on X that “any interventionist hand that gets too close to the security of Iran will be cut.”
“Iranians know US ‘rescue’ record well,” added Shamkhani, “from Iraq and Afghanistan to Gaza.”
The current protests, now in their sixth day, have become the biggest in Iran since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered nationwide demonstrations.
