U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, January 2, 2025, said that if Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, the United States of America will come to their rescue. File
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (January 2, 2025) said that if Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, the United States of America will come to their rescue.
“We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” he said in a Truth Social post.
Iran Supreme Leader adviser Larijani says Mr. Trump should know that U.S. interference in Iran protesting issue is equivalent to chaos across entire region
Mr. Trump’s comment follows the deaths of several people as Iran’s biggest protests in three years over economic hardship turned violent across multiple provinces.
People walk past closed shops, following protests over a plunge in the currency’s value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, on December 30, 2025.
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The clashes between protesters and security forces mark a significant escalation in the unrest that has spread across the country since shopkeepers began protesting on Sunday over the government’s handling of a sharp currency slide and rapidly rising prices.
Iran’s economy has struggled for years since the U.S. reimposed sanctions in 2018, after Mr. Trump withdrew from an international nuclear agreement during his first term.
Published – January 02, 2026 03:23 pm IST
