Summary
- US President Donald Trump was reported to have warned that if Iran continues killing protesters, the United States will respond very forcefully.
- Trump was reported to have said that as protests against surging prices and the economic crisis spread in Iran, if Iran begins killing people, the United States will hit very hard.
- Trump’s comments are being interpreted as a warning of the possibility of direct US intervention if Iranian authorities continue their hardline crackdown, fueling controversy over rising military tensions.
According to Walter Bloomberg, an economics breaking-news channel, on the 8th (local time), US President Donald Trump warned that the United States would respond very forcefully if the Iranian government continues killing protesters, amid large-scale demonstrations recently unfolding in Iran. Trump was quoted as telling reporters, “If Iran starts killing people again like in the past, the United States will hit very hard.”
The remarks came as protests against surging prices and the economic crisis spread across Iran. Earlier, Trump also wrote on social media that “if Iran violently kills peaceful protesters, the United States will save them,” signaling the possibility.
Trump’s comments are being interpreted as a warning of possible direct US intervention if Iranian authorities continue their hardline crackdown, fueling controversy in the international community over human rights issues in Iran and rising military tensions.
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