The president of the United States, Donald Trump, issued a direct warning to the terrorist regime of Iran by stating that his administration will respond harshly if the Iranian authorities kill demonstrators who are taking part in protests in different regions of the country.
The statements were made during an interview granted this Thursday to journalist Hugh Hewitt, amid a growing wave of social unrest driven by the economic crisis that the Islamic Republic is going through.
In that context, Trump maintained: "I've let them know that if they start killing people, which they usually do during their riots (they have many riots), if they do it, we're going to hit them very hard".
The demonstrations in Iran began at the end of December and, according to reports from local media, there are already at least 36 people dead. According to those same reports, thousands of citizens have been arrested since the beginning of the unrest. The rejection of the regime headed by the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has spread steadily over time and across the territory.
