"Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government kills demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials that any American interference would cross a red line. In a social media post on Friday, Trump said that if Iran were to shoot and kill protesters, the US would come to their rescue. He added we are locked and loaded, and ready to go, without explaining what that might mean in practice."
"In response to Trump's threat of intervention, Ali Shamkhani, adviser to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, warned that Iran's national security was a red line, not material for adventurist tweets. Any intervening hand nearing Iran security on pretexts will be cut off with a regret-inducing response, Shamkhani said in a post on X. The threats come just days after Trump said that the US could strike Iran if it was found to be rebuilding its nuclear programme, further escalating tensions between the two countries."
"Protests in Iran are now in their sixth day, and are the largest since 2022, when the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini triggered demonstrations across the country. The current unrest was triggered by an unprecedented decline in the national currency on Sunday, with the Iranian rial dropping to about 1.4m to the US dollar, further exacerbating an already beleaguered economy. Seven people have been killed, including a volunteer for the Basij security force, and videos have shown security forces carrying shotguns, with the sound of shooting in the background."
Donald Trump threatened U.S. intervention if Iran's government kills demonstrators, saying the US would come to their rescue and that it was 'locked and loaded' and ready to go. Protests have entered a sixth day and are the largest since 2022, after the Iranian rial plunged to about 1.4 million to the US dollar, worsening an already beleaguered economy. Seven people have been killed, including a Basij volunteer, and videos show security forces carrying shotguns with the sound of shooting audible. Senior Iranian officials warned any American interference would cross a national-security red line and accused the US and Israel of involvement.
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