Trump's warning comes when people demonstrating against worsening economic conditions in Iran poured into the streets across multiple provinces over the last 24 hours. US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a stern warning to Iran against using force on protesters. He said the United States was “locked and loaded and ready to go” if peaceful demonstrators were shot and killed. Trump's BIG warning to Iran amid protestIn a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “If Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. In Malard County, west of Tehran, officials arrested 30 individuals for "disturbing public order," Fars reported.

Source: dna January 02, 2026 09:30 UTC