Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump (Image: AFP)
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News1810-01-2026, 10:48

Trump Warns Iran: US Will 'Get Involved' If Protesters Face Deadly Force

  • US President Donald Trump warned Iran against using lethal force on demonstrators, stating the US would respond if protesters were harmed.
  • Trump claimed Iran is in "big trouble" and that demonstrators have taken control of previously unreachable areas.
  • He clarified that any American response would not involve ground forces but would target "pressure points."
  • Trump described the protests as unprecedented, attributing them to years of repression by the Iranian regime.
  • Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the US of orchestrating the unrest and dismissed Trump's statements as "irrelevant nonsense."

Why It Matters: Trump warns Iran against harming protesters, threatening US intervention without ground forces, as unrest escalates.

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