"On Wednesday, it emerged that some personnel have been advised to leave the United States military's al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar by Wednesday evening, heightening fears of a US strike and potential Iranian retaliation. Protests in Iran began in late December 2025 over Iran's worsening economic conditions. Since then, however, they have escalated into a broader challenge to the country's clerical leadership, which has been in power since the 1979 Islamic revolution."
"In a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Trump wrote: Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price. I have cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless killing of protesters STOPS. HELP IS ON ITS WAY. MIGA!!! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP. MIGA refers to Make Iran Great Again a play on Trump's Make America Great Again slogan."
Mass protests in Iran began in late December 2025 over worsening economic conditions and have escalated into a broader challenge to the clerical leadership that has governed since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Some United States military personnel were advised to leave the al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar by Wednesday evening, raising fears of a US strike and potential Iranian retaliation. President Trump posted on Truth Social urging protesters to continue and declaring that help is on its way while previously warning the United States would come to protesters' rescue if Iran violently kills peaceful demonstrators. The White House said diplomacy remains the first option but that lethal force and military might remain possible tools.
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