United States President Donald Trump said today that the United States is locked and loaded to respond if Iran kills protesters, after cost-of-living demonstrations in the country turned deadly. Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with six people reportedly killed in the first deaths since the unrest escalated.
Also, Shopkeepers in the capital, Tehran, went on strike on Sunday over high prices and economic stagnation, actions that have since spread to other parts of the country.
This demonstration are smaller than the last major unrest in 2022, which was triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s strict dress code for women, of which her death sparked a nationwide wave of anger that left several hundred people dead, including dozens of members of the security forces.
