‘We are locked and loaded’: Trump threatens to attack Iran regime if protesters harmed
Author:RhondaPublished:January 2, 2026
‘The United States of America will come to their rescue,’ President Donald Trump announced about the protestors on Truth Social.
An Iranian woman shops at a vendor on a sidewalk near the traditional Tajrish Bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, on December 31, 2025.(photo credit: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: US President Donald Trump declared that the United States was “locked and loaded and ready to go” if Iran killed any more protestors, in a post on Truth Social early Friday morning.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi also continued to encourage the Iranian people on day six of the protests in a post on Twitter/X.
“You are making history; a history written with the courage, solidarity, and determination of a nation to reclaim its country,” Pahlavi said in his post. “Stay united. Stay focused on the goal. Victory is ours.”
Thursday saw confirmation of several deaths occurring during the protests, including two people killed in the Lordegan after authorities opened fire on the crowds demonstrating.
The Hengaw human rights group also reported that authorities killed protester Dariush Ansari Bakhtiariwand with live fire during a protest in Isfahan province on Wednesday night.
Protestors taken by Iranian authorities
An unknown number of people were also taken by authorities, reports indicate, including at least seven people detained after they rallied in Kermanshah.
Since the Israel-Iran war in June, Iran has been accused of silencing dissent by carrying out executions against those it accuses of foreign collusion, manufacturing evidence, and using torture to collect confessions from victims.
