Trump says US will intervene if Iran violently suppresses peaceful protests

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January 2, 2026 3:22 AM EST

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference, as he makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet" at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak

Jan 2 (Reuters) - ⁠U.S. President ⁠Donald ‍Trump on Friday 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.

This follows the deaths of ​several people as Iran's biggest protests in three ‌years over economic hardship turned violent across multiple provinces.

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 Trump ⁠withdrew from an international nuclear agreement during his first term.

(Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)


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