Trump says US ready to assist Iranian protesters

The United States will come to the aid of Iranian protesters if the country’s authorities begin killing them, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“If Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” Trump wrote.

Mass protests have erupted in various regions of Iran, driven by the economic crisis and rising inflation.