{"id":2532267,"date":"2026-01-10T09:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-intervention-looming-iranian-protests-turn-deadly-multiple-children-dead\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T09:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:47:05","slug":"us-intervention-looming-iranian-protests-turn-deadly-multiple-children-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-intervention-looming-iranian-protests-turn-deadly-multiple-children-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"US Intervention Looming? Iranian Protests Turn Deadly, Multiple Children Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-intervention-looming-iranian-protests-turn-deadly-multiple-children-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2532267&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-americans-demand-biden-admin-back-regime-change\/\" title=\"...ian Americans Demand Biden Admin Back Regime Change\">widespread anti-government protests<\/a> in Iran-driven by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-controlled-afghanistan-gets-80-million-cash-infusion-every-two-weeks-watchdog-says\/\" title=\"Watchdog reveals Taliban-controlled Afghanistan receives M cash every fortnight.\">severe economic hardship<\/a>,soaring inflation,and a collapsing currency-have entered their second week and are the largest since the 2022 unrest after Mahsa Amini&#8217;s death. Citing Fox News, EuroNews and Iran Human Rights, it says hundreds have been injured and at least 51 protesters, including nine children, have been <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >killed amid harsh crackdowns<\/a> and a sweeping internet blackout intended to limit outside communication.<\/p>\n<p>The piece highlights U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s public warnings to Tehran, including a tweet saying the United States is &#8220;locked and loaded&#8221; and woudl &#8220;come to [the Iranian people&#8217;s] rescue&#8221; if the government shoots peaceful protesters. Trump emphasized that any U.S. response would not involve ground troops but would &#8220;hit them very, very hard were it hurts.&#8221; He contrasted his stance with what he described as President Obama&#8217;s perceived weakness and said the U.S. is monitoring the situation closely.<\/p>\n<p>the article frames rising violence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-gather-in-hong-kong-to-remember-tiananmen-square-massacre-despite-government-ban\/\" title=\"Hundreds Gather In Hong Kong To Remember Tiananmen Square Massacre Despite Government Ban\">government repression<\/a> in Iran as escalating tensions that could prompt a forceful U.S. response, while noting the immediate humanitarian toll on protesters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following the successful capture of alleged narco-terrorist and Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, the administration of President Donald Trump made it crystal clear that when he tells you something, you had better listen &mdash; or else.<\/p>\n<p>If that holds true, it means that a pending confrontation between the United States and Iran may soon be inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-protests-grow-deadlier-regime-internet-blackout-fails-stop-uprising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, nationwide protests in Iran &mdash; something Trump has kept a close eye on &mdash; entered their 13th day on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-dissidents-claim-biden-state-dept-hire-is-pro-regime-advocate\/\" title=\"...ian Dissidents Claim Biden State Dept Hire is Pro-Regime Advocate\">anti-regime protests<\/a> have been sparked by societal unrest and, more importantly, extreme economic hardships tied to skyrocketing inflation and a collapsing currency.<\/p>\n<p>The protests mark Iran&rsquo;s most widespread outbreak of public opposition since the wave of unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini while in custody in late 2022, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/01\/iran-faces-widest-unrest-since-2022-what-we-know-so-far\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EuroNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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and ready to come to the defense of the Iranian people should their government start killing them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  01.02.26 02:58 AM<\/p>\n<p>If Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/2007070019495284854?\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Iran [shoots] and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue,&rdquo; Trump posted to  earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are locked and loaded and ready to go,&rdquo; the president warned.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s stance has not especially softened in the week or so since he originally made those comments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want that to happen,&rdquo; Trump said on Friday, per Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;There have been cases like this where President Obama totally backed down, but this is something pretty incredible that&rsquo;s happening in Iran. It&rsquo;s an amazing thing to watch.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve done a bad job,&rdquo; the president further said about the leadership of the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve treated the people very badly, and now they&rsquo;re being paid back. So let&rsquo;s see what happens,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll watch it. We&rsquo;re watching it very closely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president did stress that this promise did&nbsp;not&nbsp;mean sending American troops to Iran, but that the response would be quite painful for Iranian leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll be hitting them very hard where it hurts,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And that doesn&rsquo;t mean boots on the ground, but it means hitting them very, very hard where it hurts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Protests on Friday only worsened &mdash; and are expected to get even more severe &mdash; after Tehran initiated a sweeping internet blackout in an attempt to cut Iran off from the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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