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Trump Threatens Iran Over Protest Deaths As Unrest Spreads Across Country
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January 2, 2026
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2:05Now PlayingPresident Trump proclaimed early Friday that the US is "locked and loaded and ready" to help protesters in Iran who have risen up against that country's hardline Islamic regime in widespread demonstrations this week.
"If Iran shots [sic] and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue," Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly before 3 a.m. ET.
"We are locked and loaded and ready to go," the president added, without elaborating.
At least seven people have been killed so far in violence accompanying protests across Iran. The outcry has been triggered by an economic crisis brought about in part by US sanctions.
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