Iran's ‍elite IRGC, which operates separately from army, also says safeguarding country's security is a 'red line'.

Earlier on Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated Washington’s support for the people of Iran after the Iranian authorities cut off internet access as they sought to curb the protests.

“The United States supports the brave people of Iran,” Rubio wrote on X.

The post came hours after Trump issued a new warning to Iran’s leaders, saying, “You better not start shooting because we’ll start shooting too.”

Trump said it looked like Iran’s leaders were “in big trouble” and repeated an earlier threat of military attacks if peaceful protesters were killed. “It looks to me that the people are taking over certain cities that nobody thought were really possible just a few weeks ago,” he said.

  • randomname@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
    11·
    4 days ago

    Iran’s army defends the Mullah’s against the country’s citizens. Just because Trump exploits the situation for its own gain does not mean the regime in Iran is better by any means.

  • n4ch1sm0@piefed.socialEnglish
    5·
    4 days ago

    Was afraid of this as soon as I heard of these protests; US and Israel using this as a justification for aggression.

  • Drusas@fedia.io
    1·
    3 days ago

    By “national interests”, they of course mean “current government’s interest”.