{"id":519,"date":"2026-01-03T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/?p=519"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:00:31","slug":"iran-fm-says-trumps-protest-remarks-were-reckless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/?p=519","title":{"rendered":"Iran FM Says Trump\u2019s Protest Remarks Were \u201cReckless\u201d","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran<\/a><\/strong> foreign ministry has sharply criticized former U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> recent declaration that the United States would intervene if peaceful demonstrators are killed, labeling the message \u201creckless and dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a terse social media message, Trump wrote that Washington \u201cwill come to their rescue\u201d amid ongoing demonstrations triggered by economic grievances and a plunging national currency. \u201cWe are locked and loaded and ready to go,\u201d he added, though he did not elaborate on what actions the U.S. might take.<\/p>\n

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded by asserting that Iran\u2019s armed forces remain vigilant and \u201cknow exactly where to aim\u201d should they face an attack. Araghchi also referenced Trump\u2019s use of the National Guard during domestic unrest in the United States, suggesting the former president should understand that \u201ccriminal attacks on public property cannot be tolerated.\u201d He stressed that Iran will \u201cforcefully reject any interference in their internal affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n

An Iranian police spokesman echoed the government\u2019s firm stance, saying that security forces will prevent what they describe as \u201cenemies\u201d from exploiting the unrest to sow chaos.<\/p>\n

Protests Spread Broadly Across Iran<\/h4>\n

The protests, which began in Tehran, have expanded to numerous cities and towns, with clashes reported between demonstrators and security personnel. The unrest initially erupted over the sharp depreciation of the Iranian rial against the U.S. dollar, prompting frustration among merchants and citizens alike.<\/p>\n

By midweek, students and wider sections of the public had joined the demonstrations, with chants directed at the country\u2019s clerical leadership.<\/p>\n

\"Iran<\/p>\n

According to reports from Iran\u2019s semi-official Fars news agency and human rights group Hengaw, at least eight people have died in connection with the protests, though the BBC has not independently verified these deaths. Victims reportedly include two protesters killed in the south-western city of Lordegan, identified as Ahmad Jalil and Sajjad Valamanesh, and additional fatalities in other western cities such as Azna and Kouhdasht. Other deaths have been reported in Fuladshahr and Marvdasht.<\/p>\n

Government Officials Respond<\/h4>\n

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that the government will heed the \u201clegitimate demands\u201d of the protestors. In contrast, Prosecutor General Mohammad Movahedi-Azad warned that any efforts to destabilize the nation would face a \u201cdecisive response.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, has urged the U.N. Security Council to condemn Trump\u2019s comments. In a letter to the U.N. secretary-general and the council\u2019s president, Iravani said Tehran \u201cwill exercise its rights decisively and proportionately\u201d and placed responsibility for any resulting escalation squarely on the United States, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Iran foreign ministry has sharply criticized former U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s recent declaration that the United States would intervene if peaceful demonstrators are killed, labeling the message \u201creckless and dangerous.\u201d In a terse social media message, Trump wrote that Washington \u201cwill come to their rescue\u201d amid ongoing demonstrations triggered by economic grievances and a plunging […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":1,"featured_media":520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":522,"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519\/revisions\/522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-ahwaz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}