7Photo© hindustantimes.comUS locked, loaded, ready to go: Trump warns Iran against using force on protesters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday issued a stark warning amid continuing unrest in Iran, saying Washington could intervene if Iranian security forces resort to shooting demonstrators. His comments come as protests over economic hardship ripple across the country, leaving multiple people dead and placing Iran’s leadership under intense pressure at home and abroad.
Posting on social media, Trump adopted unusually blunt language, declaring, “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.”
Iranian leaders swiftly condemned Trump’s statement, accusing Washington of inflaming an already fragile situation. Senior politician Ali Larijani warned that American involvement in Iran’s internal affairs could further destabilise the Middle East, pointing to Tehran’s regional influence through allied groups operating in Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen.