TRUMP WARNS OF JANUARY GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OVER OBAMACARE

This isn’t the first antagonistic statement Iran has made against the United States in recent days. Last week, the head of Iran’s military threatened a preemptive attack over Trump’s renewed rhetoric. And Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggested Trump will be “overthrown” if he intervenes in Iranian affairs.

The Iranian parliament speaker’s warning comes as Trump had been briefed on options for striking Iran. He hasn’t made a final decision on the matter yet.

Trump has promised to use the U.S. military to come to the aid of Iranian protesters if the country’s clerical regime starts killing peaceful demonstrators on a large scale.

“Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before,” he wrote in a Truth Social post on Saturday. “The USA stands ready to help!!!”

At least 116 people have been killed since anti-government protests broke out late last month, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. The organization reports at least 2,600 arrests as protests sweep the nation.

Tehran, the capital of Iran, and Masshad, the hometown of Khamenei, are among the cities experiencing protests. More demonstrations are planned for Sunday.

GRAHAM HINTS AT US MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN REGIME ‘SOON’ AS PROTESTS CONTINUE

The regime is using a mass internet blackout as a tactic to crack down on the protests. Despite losing access to communications, Iranians appear to be using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite transmitters to post what is happening inside Iran and to stay in touch with the outside world.

It remains to be seen if Iran follows through on its threats against the U.S. and Israel, but that will be entirely dependent on whether Trump authorizes military force. That outcome is now more likely after the recent military operation in Venezuela.