The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said there have been at least 29 deaths and 1,200 arrests so far in the protests, which were ignited by deep public outrage at the deteriorating economy, the misplaced priorities of their terrorism-supporting regime, and the rank incompetence of Iranian public officials. Among other disasters, Tehran has been teetering on the brink of evacuation for months due to a severe water shortage.
Last Friday, as the protests were swelling into a real threat to the power of the theocracy, President Donald Trump said U.S. forces are “locked and loaded and ready to go” if Iran “violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom.” The U.S. State Department warned Iran not to “play games” with Trump on Sunday, after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan narco-terrorist dictator Nicolás Maduro. Viral videos spreading through Iranian and international social media on Tuesday showed protesters asking for protection from the United States, with a plea rendered in English on placards and sprayed on city walls, “Trump, a symbol of peace, don’t let them kill us.” (Read More)
