{"id":2532472,"date":"2026-01-11T07:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T12:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-authoritarian-leader-blames-trump-as-resistance-movement-sets-capital-ablaze\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T08:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:03:14","slug":"irans-authoritarian-leader-blames-trump-as-resistance-movement-sets-capital-ablaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-authoritarian-leader-blames-trump-as-resistance-movement-sets-capital-ablaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s Authoritarian Leader Blames Trump as Resistance Movement Sets Capital Ablaze"},"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\">22<\/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%2Firans-authoritarian-leader-blames-trump-as-resistance-movement-sets-capital-ablaze%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=2532472&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>Violent anti-government protests erupted across Tehran and other Iranian cities, with buildings and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sending-in-the-big-guns-trump-greenlights-all-such-action-necessary-to-pacify-la-illegal-criminal-rioters\/\" title=\"Sending in the Big Guns: ... Greenlights &#039;All Such Action Necessary&#039; to Pacify LA, Illegal, Criminal Rioters\">vehicles set ablaze<\/a> and authorities imposing widespread internet and phone blackouts. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced the demonstrators as &#8220;vandals,&#8221; blamed U.S.President Donald Trump for fomenting the unrest, and vowed the Islamic Republic woudl not yield. The protests &#8211; driven by a collapsing economy, steep inflation, currency collapse, U.S. sanctions, and anger over a recent conflict with Israel &#8211; grew after exiled royal Reza Pahlavi urged people to take to the streets. Trump and U.S. officials publicly expressed support for the protesters, while Iranian authorities responded with mass detentions and warnings of harsh, decisive punishment; rights groups reported dozens dead and more than 2,000 detained. The situation remains tense as calls for further demonstrations and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >international attention continue amid communications blackouts<\/a>.  <\/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>Iran&rsquo;s capital descended into chaos as anti-government protests set parts of Tehran ablaze, with the country&rsquo;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blaming President Donald Trump for what he described as a foreign-driven uprising.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities blacked out internet and phone services in much of Iran on Friday when videos spread showing buildings and vehicles burning in the streets of Tehran and other cities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-expected-to-push-build-back-better-vote-into-2022\/\" title=\"Senate Expected To Push Build Back Better Vote Into 2022\">multiple outlets reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a televised address, Khamenei denounced the throngs of protesters as &ldquo;vandals&rdquo; and accused them of acting on behalf of Trump. He warned that the Islamic Republic would not retreat in the face of what he described as U.S.-inspired chaos, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-cut-off-world-supreme-leader-warns-protesters-2026-01-09\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Islamic Republic came to power through the blood of hundreds of thousands of honourable people. It will not back down in the face of vandals,&rdquo; Khamenei said.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115863379883214601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> on  that Iran&rsquo;s second-largest city was &ldquo;under protesters&rsquo; control,&rdquo; sharing a video of the demonstrations.<\/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\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America stands with the Iranian people in their quest for basic dignity and freedom,&rdquo; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz echoed on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAmbUN\/status\/2009663003038470642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X<\/a> Friday, adding, &ldquo;We are watching.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The protests began in December in response to Iran&rsquo;s collapsing economy, worsened by U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/02\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-restores-maximum-pressure-on-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sanctions<\/a> and the country&rsquo;s 12-day war with Israel in June. Merchants and shopkeepers were among the first to protest as inflation surged past 40 percent in December and the currency lost about half its value against the dollar, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions exploded Thursday night after exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PahlaviReza\/status\/2009499835368460485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a> on Iranians to take to the streets. Pahlavi is the eldest son of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, toppled during the 1979 revolution.<\/p>\n<p>The unrest continued overnight and into the morning, with protesters chanting &ldquo;Death to the Dictator&rdquo; and marching through the streets in huge numbers, as seen in social media footage verified by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/iran-protests-01-09-26?post-id=cmk6w1z6q00003b6pqmzd27yb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who ordered the bombing of Iranian nuclear enrichment sites in June, warned earlier this month that if Iran &ldquo;violently kills peaceful protesters,&rdquo; the U.S. would &ldquo;come to their rescue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also warned Iran on Dec. 29, following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/29\/trump-iran.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">meeting<\/a> with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that the U.S. could carry out further military strikes if the country attempts to reestablish its nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are locked and loaded and ready to go,&rdquo; Trump wrote in a Jan. 2  post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The US President has said that if the Iranian govt. does such-and-such, I&rsquo;ll take the side of the rioters. The rioters have put their hopes in him. If he&rsquo;s so capable, he should manage his own country,&rdquo; Khamenei <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/khamenei_ir\/status\/2009630237210869918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> on X Friday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 550px; margin: auto;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The US President has said that if the Iranian govt. does such-and-such, I&rsquo;ll take the side of the rioters. The rioters have put their hopes in him. If he&rsquo;s so capable, he should manage his own country.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/khamenei_ir\/status\/2009630237210869918?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>Building on his Thursday calls for protests, Pahlavi on Friday appealed for Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;attention, support, and action.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Last night you saw the millions of brave Iranians in the streets facing down live bullets. Today, they are facing not just bullets but a total communications blackout,&rdquo; Pahlavi <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PahlaviReza\/status\/2009644016036450493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ali Khamenei, fearing the end of his criminal regime at the hands of the people and with the help of your powerful promise to support the protesters, has threatened the people on the streets with a brutal crack down,&rdquo; Pahlavi wrote, saying that Khamenei &ldquo;wants to use this blackout to murder these young heroes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have proven and I know you are a man of peace and a man of your word,&rdquo; Pahlavi wrote of Trump. &ldquo;Please be prepared to intervene to help the people of Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pahlavi urged Iranians to protest again on Friday night, saying they should &ldquo;make the crowd even larger so that the regime&rsquo;s repressive power becomes even weaker.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 550px; margin: auto;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"fa\">&#1576;&#1607; &#1578;&#1705;&zwnj;&#1578;&#1705; &#1588;&#1605;&#1575; &#1705;&#1607; &#1662;&#1606;&#1580;&zwnj;&#1588;&#1606;&#1576;&#1607;&zwnj;&#1588;&#1576; (&#1633;&#1640; &#1583;&#1740;)&#1548; &#1582;&#1740;&#1575;&#1576;&#1575;&#1606;&zwnj;&#1607;&#1575;&#1740; &#1587;&#1585;&#1578;&#1575;&#1587;&#1585; &#1575;&#1740;&#1585;&#1575;&#1606; &#1585;&#1575; &#1578;&#1587;&#1582;&#1740;&#1585; &#1705;&#1585;&#1583;&#1740;&#1583;&#1548; &#1575;&#1601;&#1578;&#1582;&#1575;&#1585; &#1605;&#1740;&zwnj;&#1705;&#1606;&#1605;. &#1583;&#1740;&#1583;&#1740;&#1583; &#1705;&#1607; &#1580;&#1605;&#1593;&#1740;&#1578; &#1575;&#1606;&#1576;&#1608;&#1607;&#1548; &#1576;&#1575;&#1593;&#1579; &#1593;&#1602;&#1576;&zwnj;&#1606;&#1588;&#1740;&#1606;&#1740; &#1606;&#1740;&#1585;&#1608;&#1607;&#1575;&#1740; &#1587;&#1585;&#1705;&#1608;&#1576; &#1605;&#1740;&zwnj;&#1588;&#1608;&#1583;. &#1570;&#1606;&#1607;&#1575;&#1740;&#1740; &#1705;&#1607; &#1578;&#1585;&#1583;&#1740;&#1583; &#1583;&#1575;&#1588;&#1578;&#1740;&#1583;&#1548; &#1580;&#1605;&#1593;&#1607;&zwnj;&#1588;&#1576; (&#1633;&#1641; &#1583;&#1740;-&#1587;&#1575;&#1593;&#1578; &#1640;) &#1576;&#1607; &#1583;&#1740;&#1711;&#1585; &#1607;&#1605;&zwnj;&#1605;&#1740;&#1607;&#1606;&#1575;&#1606; &#1576;&#1662;&#1740;&#1608;&#1606;&#1583;&#1740;&#1583;&#1548; &#1608; &#1580;&#1605;&#1593;&#1740;&#1578; &#1585;&#1575; &#1576;&#1740;&#1588;&#1578;&#1585; &#1705;&#1606;&#1740;&#1583; &#1578;&#1575; &#1578;&#1608;&#1575;&#1606; &#1587;&#1585;&#1705;&#1608;&#1576; &#1585;&#1688;&#1740;&#1605; &#1575;&#1586; &#1575;&#1740;&#1606; &#1607;&#1605;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZOiCiH4rng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZOiCiH4rng<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PahlaviReza\/status\/2009499835368460485?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>Human rights groups report a growing death toll, with more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-combat-between-russia-and-ukraine\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Combat Between Russia and Ukraine?\">40 people dead<\/a> and more than 2,000 detained by security forces, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-protests-internet-blackout-khamenei-vows-not-back-down-trump-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News<\/a>. Judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei warned that punishment for rioters would be &ldquo;decisive, maximal, and without any legal leniency,&rdquo; ABC News <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/iran-judiciary-chief-vows-decisive-punishment-protesters-129046564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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