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WEST PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States was \u201cready to help\u201d as anti-government protests in Iran continued and authorities in Tehran signalled a tougher crackdown on demonstrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before. The USA stands ready to help!!!\u201d Trump wrote in a social media post, without giving further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115872214156165257<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

His comments came as Iran\u2019s leadership warned it could intensify action against the largest wave of protests in years, with the Revolutionary Guards blaming unrest on \u201cterrorists\u201d and vowing to protect the ruling system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After nightfall on Saturday, new videos posted online purported to show fresh protests in a number of neighbourhoods in the capital Tehran and several cities, including Rasht in the north, Tabriz in the north-west and Shiraz and Kerman in the south. Reuters <\/em>could not immediately verify the latest videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exiled son of Iran\u2019s last shah, who has emerged as a prominent voice in the fragmented opposition, made his strongest call yet for the protests to broaden into a revolt to topple the clerical rulers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State media said a municipal building was set on fire in Karaj, west of Tehran, and blamed \u201crioters\u201d. State TV broadcast footage of funerals of members of the security forces it said were killed in protests in the cities of Shiraz, Qom and Hamedan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage posted on Friday on social media showed large crowds gathered in Tehran and fires lit in the street. In one video verified by Reuters <\/em>showing a night-time protest in Tehran\u2019s Saadatabad district, a man is heard saying the crowd had taken over the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protests have spread across Iran since December 28, beginning in response to soaring inflation, and quickly turning political with protesters demanding an end to the incumbent government. Authorities accuse the US and Israel of fomenting unrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A senior US intelligence official described the situation as an \u201cendurance game\u201d. The opposition was trying to keep up pressure until key government figures either flee or switch sides, while the authorities were trying to sow enough fear to clear the streets without giving the United States justification to intervene, the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iranian rights group HRANA says at least 50 protesters and 15 security personnel have been killed, and some 2,300 arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army says \u2018terrorist groups\u2019 seek to undermine security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the arrest of 100 \u201carmed rioters\u201d in the town of Baharestan near Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement broadcast by state TV, the IRGC \u2013 an elite force which has suppressed previous bouts of unrest \u2013 accused \u201cterrorists\u201d of targeting military and law enforcement bases over the past two nights. It said several citizens and security personnel had been killed and public and private property set on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safeguarding the achievements of the Islamic revolution and maintaining security was a \u201cred line\u201d, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regular military also issued a statement saying it would \u201cprotect and safeguard national interests, the country\u2019s strategic infrastructure, and public property\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pahlavi says goal is to prepare to \u2018seize city centres\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a video posted on X, US-based Reza Pahlavi, 65, whose father was toppled as Iran\u2019s shah in the 1979 revolution, said the Islamic Republic would be brought \u201cto its knees\u201d. He called for people to seize the centres of their towns, and said he was preparing to return soon to Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal is no longer merely to come into the streets; the goal is to prepare to seize city centres and hold them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A doctor in north-western Iran said that since Friday, large numbers of injured protesters had been brought to hospitals. Some were badly beaten, suffering head injuries and broken legs and arms, as well as deep cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 20 people in one hospital had been shot with live ammunition, five of whom later died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump said on Thursday he was not inclined to meet Pahlavi, a sign that he was waiting to see how the crisis plays out before backing an opposition leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran\u2019s rulers have weathered repeated bouts of unrest, including student protests in 1999, over a disputed election in 2009, against economic hardships in 2019, and in 2022 over the death in custody of a woman accused of violating dress codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump, who joined Israel to strike Iran\u2019s nuclear sites last summer, has included Iran in lists of places in which he could intervene since sending forces to seize the president of Venezuela a week ago. On Friday, in a warning to Iran\u2019s leaders, he said: \u201cYou better not start shooting because we\u2019ll start shooting too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, Khamenei accused protesters of acting on behalf of Trump, saying rioters were attacking public properties and warning that Tehran would not tolerate people acting as \u201cmercenaries for foreigners\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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