{"id":62791,"date":"2026-01-02T09:36:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-if-iran-kills-peaceful-protesters-the-u-s-will-come-to-their-rescue\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:36:35","slug":"trump-says-if-iran-kills-peaceful-protesters-the-u-s-will-come-to-their-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-says-if-iran-kills-peaceful-protesters-the-u-s-will-come-to-their-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says if Iran &#8220;kills peaceful protesters,&#8221; the U.S. will &#8220;come to their rescue&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Trump warned Friday in a social media post that if Iran &#8220;violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump offer no further comment on Iran or how the U.S. might intervene to protect protesters in the country in the <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115824439366264186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post on his Truth Social network<\/a>, which was published just before 3 a.m. Eastern, but he said: &#8220;We are locked and loaded and ready to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It came hours after <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-protests-killed-struggling-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reports that at least six people have been killed<\/a><\/span> amid nearly a week of escalating protests in Iran. The unrest began last weekend as business owners voiced frustration at the dire economic conditions in the Islamic Republic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iran has been plagued for years by staggering hyperinflation, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-covid-sanctions-fueled-coronavirus-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fueled by Western sanctions<\/a><\/span> imposed over the hardline clerical government&#8217;s nuclear program and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-backed-groups-iraq-militias-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">backing for militant groups<\/a><\/span> across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Videos and photos from Tehran and other cities posted on social media have shown protesters marching through streets from early this week, often chanting anti-government, pro-monarchy slogans and sometimes clashing violently with security forces.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium\"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/iran-protests-currency-sinks-record-low\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Protests erupt across Iran as currency sinks to record low<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">04:11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an apparent bid to quell the unrest, Iranian authorities have acknowledged the economic concerns and said peaceful protests are legitimate, but suggested that foreign powers \u2014 usually a reference to Israel and the U.S. \u2014 are behind subversive elements fueling violence on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Both the U.S. and Israeli governments had issued statements in support of the protests prior to Mr. Trump&#8217;s warning of a possible, undefined U.S. intervention on Friday morning. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The people of Iran want freedom. They have suffered at the hands of the Ayatollahs for too long,&#8221; Mike Waltz, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAmbUN\/status\/2005780495003480565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">post on X<\/a> earlier this week. &#8220;We stand with Iranians in the streets of Tehran and across the country as they protest a radical regime that has brought them nothing but economic downturn and war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tension between the U.S. and Iran escalated this week on the heels of a visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has campaigned his country&#8217;s close allies in Washington for decades to take a tougher stance on Iran. <\/p>\n<p>After <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-netanyahu-mar-a-lago-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">meeting with Netanyahu<\/a><\/span> at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Sunday, Mr. Trump <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-netanyahu-mar-a-lago-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">said he had heard<\/a><\/span> that Iran could be attempting to rebuild its nuclear program following the unprecedented <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/u-s-launches-strikes-iranian-nuclear-facilities-trump-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">U.S. strikes on its enrichment facilities<\/a><\/span> in June. Mr. Trump warned that if Iran did try to rebuild, &#8220;we&#8217;ll knock them down. We&#8217;ll knock the hell out of them. But hopefully that&#8217;s not happening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-us-trump-israel-iranian-nuclear-program-threat-of-new-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Iranian President Mahsoud Pezeshkian said<\/a><\/span> Tehran would respond &#8220;to any cruel aggression&#8221; with unspecified &#8220;harsh and discouraging&#8221; measures. <\/p>\n<p>Iran is no stranger to nationwide protests, and the latest demonstrations have not come close to the last major outbreak in 2022, which was triggered by the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-mahsa-amini-us-sanctions-what-happened-since-her-death-one-year-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">death in police custody of Mahsa Amini<\/a><\/span>, a young Iranian woman.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/02\/20b49306-cc5e-4476-8ae7-cd801330099d\/thumbnail\/620x349\/532bdecaf3f89e835a9849fa5820e353\/cbsn-fusion-several-killed-in-iran-amid-protests-over-economic-crisis-thumbnail.jpg#\" alt=\"cbsn-fusion-several-killed-in-iran-amid-protests-over-economic-crisis-thumbnail.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/02\/20b49306-cc5e-4476-8ae7-cd801330099d\/thumbnail\/620x349\/532bdecaf3f89e835a9849fa5820e353\/cbsn-fusion-several-killed-in-iran-amid-protests-over-economic-crisis-thumbnail.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/02\/20b49306-cc5e-4476-8ae7-cd801330099d\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/c504f5c35ecaf2eb7cd3c701ec9c5529\/cbsn-fusion-several-killed-in-iran-amid-protests-over-economic-crisis-thumbnail.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">An image from video posted on social media, which CBS News has not independently verified, appears to show a fire burning on a street in Tehran, Iran, amid clashes between protesters and government security forces in late December 2025 or early January 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her death in custody after being arrested for allegedly violating the nation&#8217;s strict dress code for women sparked a wave of anger across the nation. Several hundred people were killed, including dozens of members of the security forces, who waged a dramatic crackdown in response, arresting hundreds of people.<\/p>\n<p>There were also widespread protests in 2019, sparked by a sharp increase in the price of petrol.<\/p>\n<p>The standoff between Iran and the U.S. over the Islamic Republic&#8217;s nuclear program reached a crescendo in June, when Mr. Trump ordered the deadly <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-iran-strikes-set-back-nuclear-program-by-months-intel-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">military strikes against Iran&#8217;s enrichment facilities<\/a><\/span>, as Israel also carried out strikes on the country.<\/p>\n<p>While Mr. Trump indicated earlier this week that the U.S. could take new action if Iran were to rebuild its nuclear program, Friday&#8217;s brief post on social media was the first suggestion of a possible American intervention on behalf of 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