By Dave Patterson

There have been more than 280 protests across 27 of the 31 provinces in Iran over the last couple of weeks. For the most part, the demonstrations have been peaceful. However, they have been steadily intensifying. On the evening of January 8, the protesters turned to burning cars and buildings in the capital city of Tehran, prompting extremely repressive measures by security forces. According to the Associated Press, the violence has left “at least 62 people” dead, while more than 2,300 others have been detained by security forces.

There has been no confusion over what President Donald Trump thinks about the unrest in Iran. On January 2, the US president explained in an X posting: “If Iran shots [sic] 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 DONALD J. TRUMP.”

Iran has failed in the past to heed the US commander-in-chief when he speaks directly, and it would seem in Tehran’s best interest to pay attention now. Iran should........

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