{"id":177967,"date":"2026-01-04T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=177967"},"modified":"2026-01-04T08:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:57:02","slug":"trump-us-locked-and-loaded-and-ready-to-intervene-if-iran-starts-killing-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=177967","title":{"rendered":"Trump: US ‘locked and loaded and ready to intervene’ if Iran starts killing protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Donald Trump took to Truth Social and warned Iran to not kill peaceful protesters. Trump said that if Iran violently kills peaceful protesters, the US would come to their rescue. Trump also declared that we’re “locked and loaded and ready to go.” Ali Larijani, secretary for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, warned that US interference would risk the region’s stability.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Ali Larijani, a former parliament speaker who serves as the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, pushed back on Trump’s post, writing on X that, “With the statements by Israeli officials and Donald Trump, what has been going on behind the scenes is now clear. We distinguish between the stance of the protesting shopkeepers and the actions of disruptive actors, and Trump should know that U.S. interference in this internal matter would mean destabilizing the entire region and destroying America’s interests.”<\/p>\n

“The American people should know — Trump started this adventurism. They should be mindful of their soldiers’ safety,” Larijani added.<\/p>\n

The threat came after Iran launched an attack on Al-Udeid, the American airbase in Qatar, in June 2025. The base is home to 10,000 American forces and is the U.S.’s largest military installation in the Middle East. Located southwest of Doha, it serves as a hub for logistical operations for the U.S. mission to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n

At the time, Iran vowed to retaliate against the U.S. after American B-2 bombers dropped 14 bunker buster bombs on three Iranian nuclear sites.<\/p>\n

In the recent Iranian demonstrations, some of the most severe violence has been reported in western Iran, where videos circulating online appeared to show fires burning in streets and the sound of gunfire during nighttime protests.<\/p>\n

“We are to blame… Do not look for America or anyone else to blame. We must serve properly so that people are satisfied with us…. It is us who have to find a solution to these problems,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday, according to Reuters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Betz, B., & Norman, G. (2026, January 2). Trump says US will intervene if Iran starts killing protesters: ‘Locked and loaded’. Fox News<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Weinthal, B. (2026, January 3). Iran’s Khamenei lashes out at protesters as nationwide anti-regime unrest grows. Fox News<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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