{"id":7280,"date":"2026-01-02T13:13:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7280"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:13:47","slug":"trump-and-top-iranian-official-exchange-threats-over-protests-in-iran-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7280","title":{"rendered":"Trump and top Iranian official exchange threats over protests in Iran | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>US president says Washington will intervene if Tehran violently suppresses protests over high prices.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 2 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">2 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>United States President Donald Trump has said Washington is \u201clocked and loaded\u201d to respond if Iran kills more protesters, after cost-of-living demonstrations in the country turned deadly.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with six reported killed in the first deaths since the unrest escalated.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Shopkeepers in the capital, Tehran, went on strike on Sunday over high prices and economic stagnation, actions that have since spread to other parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Friday that \u201cif Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are locked and loaded and ready to go,\u201d the Republican leader added.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, condemned Trump\u2019s remarks, saying he \u201cshould know that American interference in this internal issue is equivalent to chaos across the entire region and the destruction of American interests\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe consider the positions of the protesting merchants separate from those of the destructive elements,\u201d Larijani added in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe people of the US should know that Trump began the adventurism. They should take care of their own soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Larijani\u2019s remarks likely referenced the US\u2019s wide military footprint in the region. In June, Iran attacked Al Udeid airbase in Qatar after the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites during Israel\u2019s 12-day war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>State television reported earlier that a member of Iran\u2019s security forces was killed overnight during protests in the western city of Kuhdasht.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of arrests were also reported by the authorities across multiple cities.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"public-dissatisfaction\">Public dissatisfaction<\/h2>\n<p>Al Jazeera\u2019s Tohid Asadi, reporting from Tehran, said Iran\u2019s economic woes are putting significant pressure on Iranians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese protests initially started sporadically, but later they have spread into smaller cities across,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can see this public mood and dissatisfaction in the protests,\u201d he said, adding that the confrontations between the protesters and security forces mainly happened in smaller cities.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s economy has struggled for years since the US reimposed sanctions in 2018, after Trump withdrew from an international nuclear agreement during his first term.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was agreed by his predecessor Barack Obama after a long string of negotiations involving Iran and other Western powers.<\/p>\n<p>The latest protests are the biggest since 2022, when unrest was triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly violating Iran\u2019s strict dress code for women.<\/p>\n<p>Her death prompted a nationwide wave of anger that left several hundred people dead, including dozens of members of the security forces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US president says Washington will intervene if Tehran violently suppresses protests over high prices. 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