The Iranian regime threatened to attack US bases if Trump intervened in defense of the protesters

Iran's theocratic regime once again openly challenged the United States, this time through a direct warning from Defense Minister Aziz Nafizardeh. According to the local agency Mehr, the official proclaimed that the country will attack "all United States bases and any nation that supports it" if Washington decides to intervene to protect the Iranian protesters who have spent weeks challenging the regime in the streets.

Nafizardeh maintained that any United States aggression will be met with a "painful" response and that Washington's regional allies will also come under threat. This type of statement, common in Iranian rhetoric, appears amid the internal repressive escalation and the regime's fear of losing control in the face of an unprecedented wave of protests in decades.

Trump hardens his stance and considers a limited intervention

Tehran's warnings arose in response to recent messages from United States President Donald Trump, who has reiterated his willingness to act if the massacre against the protesters continues. For two weeks, the repression in Iran has left hundreds dead, according to independent organizations, while the regime tries to silence any criticism through executions, mass arrests, and summary trials.

Diplomatic sources informed Reuters that the United States ordered the preventive withdrawal of part of the personnel from the Al Udeid air base in Qatar. Although the Pentagon avoided public statements, the measure reflects the serious analysis that Washington is conducting regarding a possible limited intervention aimed at protecting civilians, and not at deploying troops on Iranian territory.

Fast-track trials and the regime's repressive escalation

The head of the Iranian judiciary, Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejei, confirmed that the detained protesters will be subjected to rapid trials. The announcement, broadcast by state television, was accompanied by disturbing comments that reveal the regime's brutality: "If someone has set a person on fire or has decapitated that person before burning that person, we must do our job quickly." The phrase, repeated by official media, is presented as an attempt to justify accelerated convictions and extreme penalties.

The international community has expressed concern over the possible execution of Erfan Soltani, a young man accused of "moharebeh," a concept that the regime uses to label practically any criticism as "war against God." Human rights groups warn that these sentences seek to sow fear among the protesters in order to dismantle the social protest.

Contradictory figures but an undeniable massacre

The regime's official figures are not reliable and minimize the severity of the repression. Independent organizations describe a much more dramatic picture. HRANA, based in the United States, verified 2,403 deaths of protesters, in addition to 147 government personnel and other civilians, for a total of 2,571 dead since the beginning of the protests. Iran Human Rights, based in Norway, reports at least 734 dead, but warns that the real number could be several thousand due to the information blackout imposed by Tehran.

However, there are estimates that place the number of those killed above 12,000 victims. Despite the regime's efforts to control the narrative, leaked information and testimonies from relatives reveal accelerated executions, enforced disappearances, and mass detentions without clear charges.

The strategic challenge for the US and its allies

The situation places the United States in a complex dilemma: intervene to prevent a massacre or allow the Iranian regime to quell the protests without consequences. Trump has already made it clear that he will not tolerate a bloodbath and that he is willing to act. Meanwhile, Iran is trying to intimidate with threats of attacks on United States bases, although its military record shows that its real capabilities are limited compared with United States forces and its allies.

The tension continues to escalate and every public statement reflects a scenario where international pressure increases, internal repression intensifies and the Iranian regime multiplies threats that it may not be in a position to carry out if it faces the military power of the West.