Iran, Trump and Nationwide Protests
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Iran, protest and Supreme
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Protests in Iran are intensifying due to the country's struggling economy, putting pressure on its theocracy as it has shut down the internet and telephone networks.
Protesters were "ruining their own streets" to please President Donald Trump, who has threatened intervention, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei strikes a defiant tone against the U.S. after a night of massive anti-government protests.
Dozens are reported to have been killed since anti-government protests began spreading across the country almost two weeks ago.
Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic’s faltering economy and the collapse of its currency.
Many Iranian opposition activists are hoping the current unrest could be the beginning of the end of the country's hardline Islamic regime.
Perhaps no nation is alarmed as Iran by the U.S. attack on Venezuela to capture as Nicolás Maduro. Its leaders are facing a fresh bout of anti-government demonstrations and threats from President Trump.
Tehran’s military chief warned that Iran is now far more prepared and stronger to face any attacks, threatening a “decisive response” to any action it considers a breach of sovereignty.View on euronew
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