An Iranian protester tears up a flag during a demonstration in front of the U.S. Consulate in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday.Luca Bruno/The Associated Press

Proponents of regime change in Iran are urging U.S. President Donald Trump to intervene on behalf of the brave protesters rising up against their cruel theocratic rulers, warning that a failure to do so now would condemn another generation of Iranians to the isolation, decline in living standards and oppression the country has faced since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Previous U.S. presidents turned their backs on Iranians when they revolted against the regime in 2009 and in 2022, deeming diplomatic efforts to curb Tehran’s nuclear program a more pressing U.S. priority than the suffering of the Iranian people. It is now clear, or should be, that Iran’s duplicitous leadership has used nuclear negotiations as a distraction as it continues to suppress, imprison and kill its own citizens.

Even The New York Times editorial board, hardly a fan of either Mr. Trump or American military intervention abroad, now dismisses the prospects for diplomacy as long as Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali........

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