""We were all so hopeful," the 29-year-old woman, who left Iran a few days ago for a nearby country, told me. Like many of those I spoke with for this article, she used a pseudonym for fear of reprisals against her family. "But when Khamenei started threatening us the day after, we were shit-scared. What if they came to a deal with Trump over our heads?""
""In the two weeks since, the Iranian regime has committed its biggest atrocity since the 1980s, killing at least 3,919 protesters, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activist News Agency. Trump has yet to act on his promises, though he has repeated them several times. Many hope he might still intervene. But Trump has also disheartened Iranians by downplaying the regime's violence. On Friday, he puzzlingly thanked Iran's leaders for allegedly halting their planned execution of 800 protesters.""
Mass protests erupted in Iran after violent repression prompted widespread fear and calls for foreign assistance. Protesters felt hope after President Trump promised that the United States would come to their rescue, but Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's threats and uncertainty about U.S. intentions terrified many. The Iranian regime killed at least 3,919 protesters in two weeks, according to the Human Rights Activist News Agency. Trump has repeated his promises but has not acted and has at times downplayed the violence, even thanking Iranian leaders for allegedly halting planned executions of 800 protesters. Many protesters now favor U.S. intervention, including some who call for targeting Khamenei.
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