US president says America would come rescue peaceful protesters if Tehran kills them; senior Iranian security official says demonstrations stoked by US, Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America joined Israel in bombing Iranian nuclear sites in June.
Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social platform, warning Iran that if it “violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States “will come to their rescue.” At least seven people have been killed so far in violence surrounding the demonstrations, sparked in part by the collapse of Iran’s rial currency.
“We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” Trump wrote, without elaborating.
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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/locked-and-loaded-trump-and-iranian-officials-exchange-threats-over-protests/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPFJt1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEetap5KBzI9uL70DcyohVKU_FGvln3DQTwAtUR1Gr3BCWLdd-GLjGtw9opDus_aem_X8fZMA3hUQQbZWLSFIrngA
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