The US government appeals to its citizens to get out of the country as quickly as possible Iran to leave. “Leave Iran now,” says a “security alert” from the virtual US embassy in Iran. It is advised to leave Iran by land towards Türkiye or Armenia. You should also avoid demonstrations and remain careful. The US does not have diplomatic relations with Iran. The Virtual US Embassy is an online platform where the US government provides information to people in Iran.
US President Donald Trump has meanwhile his threats against the Iranian regime affirmed. In an interview with CBS News, Trump said he would take “very strong action” if Iran executed protesters. Prosecutors in Tehran had previously announced that they would impose the death penalty on some “troublemakers” arrested during recent protests.
Trump calls on demonstrators to take over the institutions
In a post on his social media platform, Trump addressed the people of Iran. “Iranian patriots, continue to demonstrate,” wrote the US president. “Take over your institutions!!!” He canceled all meetings with Iranian officials until the senseless killing of protesters stopped. “Help is on the way,” Trump continued. In the CBS interview, Trump said that the announcement was, among other things, about economic support. He did not say what exactly the help consisted of. Since the protests against the Islamic Republic’s authoritarian system of rule began a good two weeks ago, Trump has repeatedly threatened Iran with intervention USA threatened if demonstrators were killed.
According to information from the US broadcaster NBC News, Israeli and Arab government representatives are said to have advised Trump’s government to refrain from attacking Iran for the time being. They believe that the leadership in Tehran may not yet be sufficiently weakened to be toppled by a US attack, the broadcaster reported. He cited a current and a former U.S. government official, a person familiar with Israel’s deliberations and two Arab government officials.
Trump also spoke in the CBS interview about the fact that there were various information about the Number of people killed in the protests give. “But it looks like it could be quite a significant number. And that will mean a lot of problems for them,” he said, referring to the Iranian regime. Several non-governmental organizations that verify deaths have counted at least 2,500 people killed so far. CBS reported by unspecified sources that would assume at least 12,000 deaths.
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