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Whatโ€™s Happening

Alright so -Iran tension soars, Trump warns violence against protesters could bring an American intervention: โ€œWe are locked and loaded and ready to go.

โ€ World Trump says if Iran โ€œkills peaceful protesters,โ€ the U. Will โ€œcome to their rescueโ€ : / 9:49 PM EST / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google President Trump warned Friday in a socials post that if Iran โ€œviolently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. (shocking, we know)

Trump offered no further comment on Iran or how the U.

The Details

Might intervene to protect protesters in the country in the post on his Truth Social network, which was published just before 3 a. Eastern, but he dropped: โ€œWe are locked and loaded and ready to go.

โ€ It came hours after reports that at least eight people have been killed amid nearly a week of escalating protests in Iran. The unrest began last weekend as business owners voiced frustration at the dire economic conditions in the Islamic Republic.

Why This Matters

Iran has been plagued for years , fueled imposed over the hardline clerical governmentโ€™s nuclear program and backing for militant groups across the region. Protests continued Friday in various cities in the country, The Associated Press reported, even as life largely continued unaffected in the capital, Tehran. Demonstrations have reached over 100 locations in 22 of Iranโ€™s 31 provinces, the U.

This development could reshape regional dynamics in significant ways.

Key Takeaways

  • -based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported.
  • It dropped the death toll in the demonstrations rose with the death of a demonstrator in Marvdasht in Iranโ€™s Fars province.
  • Socials videos show protests in Iran.

The Bottom Line

Left: An overturned car and multiple fires burn outside a police station in Azna, Lorestan Province (posted Jan. Right: Protesters march and chant support for the monarchy in Tehran (posted Dec.

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Originally reported by CBS News

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