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Trump says US will 'come to their rescue' if Iran kills protesters
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills protesters, prompting Tehran to warn that intervention would destabilise the region.
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Trump says US will 'come to their rescue' if Iran kills protesters
AFP Paris, France
Published: 02 Jan 2026, 17: 16
US President Donald Trump attends a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on 2 December, 2025. AFP
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills protesters, prompting Tehran to warn that intervention would destabilise the region.
Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with six reported killed, the first deaths since the unrest escalated.
Shopkeepers in the capital Tehran went on strike Sunday over high prices and economic stagnation, actions that have since spread into a protest movement with political demands that has swept into other parts of the country.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform that "if Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue."
"We are locked and loaded and ready to go," he added.
That prompted the head of Iran's top security body, Ali Larijani, to warn Trump that "US interference in this internal matter would mean destabilising the entire region and destroying America's interest".
The US president "should be mindful of their soldiers' safety", Larijani added on X.
Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said any US intervention would "be exposed to a response" calling Iran's security a "red line".
Iranian leaders including Larijani and President Masoud Pezeshkian have in recent days described peaceful protests over Iran's dire economy as legitimate and understandable.
Pezeshkian said on Thursday that he and his government would "end up in hell", in the religious sense, if they failed to address economic hardship.
At the same time, officials have warned of a firm response to any instability.
On Friday, the prosecutor of the district of Lorestan, Ali Hasavand, was quoted on the Iranian judiciary's Mizan website as saying "any participation in illegal gatherings and any action aimed at disturbing public order, destroying property, disobeying law enforcement, inciting illegal gatherings... constitute crimes and will be treated with the greatest firmness by the courts".
"Certain opportunistic and hostile individuals are trying to undermine public security and peace by sowing chaos, disorder and committing murder. The justice system and the police will act with firmness and without any leniency against the rioters and those who undermine public security," he added.
Battered economy
Iran's economy has been battered by years of crushing international sanctions over its nuclear programme, with raging inflation and a collapsing currency.
The protest movement comes at a time in which Iran has been weakened following major blows dealt to its regional allies, including in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
Iran's Fars news agency reported on Thursday that two people were killed in clashes between security forces and protesters in the city of Lordegan, in the province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, and three in Azna, in neighbouring Lorestan province.
State television reported earlier that a member of Iran's security forces was killed overnight during protests in the western city of Kouhdasht.
The protests have affected 15 cities, largely in the west of the country, according to reporting in Iranian media.
The demonstrations are smaller than the last major incident in 2022, triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code for women.
Her death sparked a nationwide wave of anger that left several hundred people dead including dozens of members of the security forces.
Iran was also gripped by nationwide protests that began in late 2019 over a rise in fuel prices, eventually leading to calls to topple the country's clerical rulers.
AFP Paris, France
Published: 02 Jan 2026, 17: 16
US President Donald Trump attends a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on 2 December, 2025. AFP
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills protesters, prompting Tehran to warn that intervention would destabilise the region.
Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with six reported killed, the first deaths since the unrest escalated.
Shopkeepers in the capital Tehran went on strike Sunday over high prices and economic stagnation, actions that have since spread into a protest movement with political demands that has swept into other parts of the country.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform that "if Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue."
"We are locked and loaded and ready to go," he added.
That prompted the head of Iran's top security body, Ali Larijani, to warn Trump that "US interference in this internal matter would mean destabilising the entire region and destroying America's interest".
The US president "should be mindful of their soldiers' safety", Larijani added on X.
Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said any US intervention would "be exposed to a response" calling Iran's security a "red line".
Iranian leaders including Larijani and President Masoud Pezeshkian have in recent days described peaceful protests over Iran's dire economy as legitimate and understandable.
Pezeshkian said on Thursday that he and his government would "end up in hell", in the religious sense, if they failed to address economic hardship.
At the same time, officials have warned of a firm response to any instability.
On Friday, the prosecutor of the district of Lorestan, Ali Hasavand, was quoted on the Iranian judiciary's Mizan website as saying "any participation in illegal gatherings and any action aimed at disturbing public order, destroying property, disobeying law enforcement, inciting illegal gatherings... constitute crimes and will be treated with the greatest firmness by the courts".
"Certain opportunistic and hostile individuals are trying to undermine public security and peace by sowing chaos, disorder and committing murder. The justice system and the police will act with firmness and without any leniency against the rioters and those who undermine public security," he added.
Battered economy
Iran's economy has been battered by years of crushing international sanctions over its nuclear programme, with raging inflation and a collapsing currency.
The protest movement comes at a time in which Iran has been weakened following major blows dealt to its regional allies, including in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
Iran's Fars news agency reported on Thursday that two people were killed in clashes between security forces and protesters in the city of Lordegan, in the province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, and three in Azna, in neighbouring Lorestan province.
State television reported earlier that a member of Iran's security forces was killed overnight during protests in the western city of Kouhdasht.
The protests have affected 15 cities, largely in the west of the country, according to reporting in Iranian media.
The demonstrations are smaller than the last major incident in 2022, triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code for women.
Her death sparked a nationwide wave of anger that left several hundred people dead including dozens of members of the security forces.
Iran was also gripped by nationwide protests that began in late 2019 over a rise in fuel prices, eventually leading to calls to topple the country's clerical rulers.
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Iran marks revolution anniversary under shadow of US threat
Iran’s president vowed on Wednesday that the Islamic republic would not bow to outside aggression, as it marked the anniversary of the 1979 revolution with events overshadowed by the looming threat of US military action...
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Iran marks revolution anniversary under shadow of US threat
Agence France-Presse . Paris, France 11 February, 2026, 22:44
Women march with a sign depicting US president Donald Trump with bloodied hands in Tehran on Wednesday, during a rally marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. | AFP photo
Iran’s president vowed on Wednesday that the Islamic republic would not bow to outside aggression, as it marked the anniversary of the 1979 revolution with events overshadowed by the looming threat of US military action.
Protesters, meanwhile, renewed anti-government chants from the balconies of residential blocks, in defiance of an on-going crackdown on opposition to the clerical system, which rights groups say has seen security forces shoot thousands dead.
US president Donald Trump has not ruled out strikes against Tehran although he has tied his decision to a deal on the Iranian nuclear programme rather than treatment of protesters. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who wants a tougher stance against Tehran, was due to hold talks with Trump on Wednesday.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoy Steve Witkoff held indirect talks on the nuclear issue in Oman on Friday, although it remains unclear when, or even if, a new round might be held, despite optimistic statements from Tehran.
Iran’s supreme national security council head Ali Larijani followed this up with talks in Oman on Tuesday and he was now heading for discussions in US ally Qatar, one of the Gulf states seeking to mediate a peaceful outcome.
Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Trump in a telephone call meanwhile discussed ‘international efforts aimed at de-escalation and strengthening regional security and peace’, the royal court said Wednesday.
In a speech at Azadi Square in the capital for the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, president Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not yield to ‘excessive demands’ from Washington.
‘Our Iran will not yield in the face of aggression, but we are continuing dialogue with all our strength with neighbouring countries in order to establish peace and tranquillity in the region,’ he said.
The West believes that Tehran is seeking a nuclear weapon but Pezeshkian again insisted the atomic programme was entirely peaceful and that Iran was ready for ‘any verification’ by inspectors.
He was speaking as people filled the square and others across the country waving flags of the Islamic republic to mark its main revolutionary holiday.
February 11, or Bahman 22 according to the Persian calendar, marks the anniversary of the resignation of the ousted shah’s last prime minister and the formal assumption of power by revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei.
People brandished images of Trump with the slogan ‘we will disappoint our enemies’, an AFP journalist said.
The protests and threat of US military action have posed a major challenge for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s number one who took up his post for life in 1989 after the death of Khomeini.
Late Tuesday as authorities set off fireworks to mark the event, people took to balconies in Tehran to chant slogans including ‘death to Khamenei’ and ‘death to the dictator’, according to footage shared by widely-followed protest monitor channels on Telegram and X including Vahid Online and Mamlekate.
AFP verified three such videos posted by Mamlekate.
According to US-based group Human Rights Activists News Agency, 6,984 people, including 6,490 protesters, were killed during the protests as authorities launched the crackdown.
Meanwhile, at least 52,623 people have been arrested in the ensuing crackdown, it added.
Those arrested most recently have included figures in the reformist movement inside Iran who supported Pezeshkian’s 2024 election campaign.
The chanting of the slogans late Tuesday marked a ‘continuation of the nationwide protests despite the prevailing security atmosphere and widespread control measures,’ HRANA said.
Agence France-Presse . Paris, France 11 February, 2026, 22:44
Women march with a sign depicting US president Donald Trump with bloodied hands in Tehran on Wednesday, during a rally marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution. | AFP photo
Iran’s president vowed on Wednesday that the Islamic republic would not bow to outside aggression, as it marked the anniversary of the 1979 revolution with events overshadowed by the looming threat of US military action.
Protesters, meanwhile, renewed anti-government chants from the balconies of residential blocks, in defiance of an on-going crackdown on opposition to the clerical system, which rights groups say has seen security forces shoot thousands dead.
US president Donald Trump has not ruled out strikes against Tehran although he has tied his decision to a deal on the Iranian nuclear programme rather than treatment of protesters. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who wants a tougher stance against Tehran, was due to hold talks with Trump on Wednesday.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoy Steve Witkoff held indirect talks on the nuclear issue in Oman on Friday, although it remains unclear when, or even if, a new round might be held, despite optimistic statements from Tehran.
Iran’s supreme national security council head Ali Larijani followed this up with talks in Oman on Tuesday and he was now heading for discussions in US ally Qatar, one of the Gulf states seeking to mediate a peaceful outcome.
Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Trump in a telephone call meanwhile discussed ‘international efforts aimed at de-escalation and strengthening regional security and peace’, the royal court said Wednesday.
In a speech at Azadi Square in the capital for the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, president Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not yield to ‘excessive demands’ from Washington.
‘Our Iran will not yield in the face of aggression, but we are continuing dialogue with all our strength with neighbouring countries in order to establish peace and tranquillity in the region,’ he said.
The West believes that Tehran is seeking a nuclear weapon but Pezeshkian again insisted the atomic programme was entirely peaceful and that Iran was ready for ‘any verification’ by inspectors.
He was speaking as people filled the square and others across the country waving flags of the Islamic republic to mark its main revolutionary holiday.
February 11, or Bahman 22 according to the Persian calendar, marks the anniversary of the resignation of the ousted shah’s last prime minister and the formal assumption of power by revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei.
People brandished images of Trump with the slogan ‘we will disappoint our enemies’, an AFP journalist said.
The protests and threat of US military action have posed a major challenge for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s number one who took up his post for life in 1989 after the death of Khomeini.
Late Tuesday as authorities set off fireworks to mark the event, people took to balconies in Tehran to chant slogans including ‘death to Khamenei’ and ‘death to the dictator’, according to footage shared by widely-followed protest monitor channels on Telegram and X including Vahid Online and Mamlekate.
AFP verified three such videos posted by Mamlekate.
According to US-based group Human Rights Activists News Agency, 6,984 people, including 6,490 protesters, were killed during the protests as authorities launched the crackdown.
Meanwhile, at least 52,623 people have been arrested in the ensuing crackdown, it added.
Those arrested most recently have included figures in the reformist movement inside Iran who supported Pezeshkian’s 2024 election campaign.
The chanting of the slogans late Tuesday marked a ‘continuation of the nationwide protests despite the prevailing security atmosphere and widespread control measures,’ HRANA said.
