The Iranian army declared on Saturday it would safeguard strategic infrastructure and public property, drawing a "red line" against protesters as the establishment escalates efforts to quell the largest demonstrations in years. The move followed warnings from US President Donald Trump and expressions of support for protesters from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s ousted Shah who is currently based in the United States, has urged Iranians to intensify their protests. He said the objective of the movement is no longer limited to taking to the streets, but to preparing to seize and hold key centres of cities.
US President Donald Trump said the United States wants Greenland and will take control of the island “one way or another.”
US President Donald Trump on Friday (Jannuary 9) warned Iran of possible military action if security forces open fire on anti-government protesters, as unrest continued to spread across several cities.
More than 200 protesters were killed in Iran’s capital Tehran during an overnight crackdown on anti-government demonstrations, Time magazine reported on Friday (January 9), citing medical sources.
US President Donald Trump has claimed that protesters have taken control of Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city, sharing a video on his social media platform Truth Social.