Iran Warns US of Region-Wide Chaos After Trump's Protest Intervention Threat

Iranian officials issued stark warnings after Trump threatened to intervene if protesters were killed.

“Tehran — An informed Iranian official told Al Jazeera Net, in response to a tweet by U”

Al-Jazeera Net

The protests entered their sixth day amid a deepening economic crisis.

Al-Jazeera Net

Trump said the US would come to protesters' rescue if Iran shoots them.

Larijani warned that US interference would mean chaos across the entire region.

An unnamed senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera Trump apparently forgot how Iran answered the 12-day war.

WANA published Iran's UN statement objecting to US interference.

The statement charged that Trump's comments constitute yet another clear instance of intervention.

WANA News Agency

It called Trump's declaration that We are locked and loaded a reckless statement.

The statement characterized this as part of a consistent pattern of unlawful conduct by the United States.

It warned that any attempt to incite internal unrest as a pretext for intervention constitutes a grave violation of Iran's sovereignty.

The protests were driven by economic hardship and a sharp fall in the rial.

“Iranian officials issued strong warnings to the United States on Friday after comments by US President Donald Trump on ongoing protests in Iran, saying any American interference would destabilise the region and threaten US interests”

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The unnamed senior Iranian official distinguished protests from rioting.

Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh claimed Iran's defensive capabilities had grown since the 12-day war.

The economic crisis and protests put pressurized Iran's Axis of Resistance.

Turkey began mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran to defuse sectarian tensions.