Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, on Friday, January 9, 2026. AP
US President Donald Trump urged Iranians to keep protesting against the country's theocratic leadership, telling them "help is on its way" on Tuesday, January 13, as international outrage grows over a crackdown that rights groups say has left at least hundreds dead.
The Iranian authorities insisted they had regained control of the country after successive nights of mass protests nationwide since Thursday, which have posed one of the biggest challenges to Iran's clerical leadership since the 1979 Islamic revolution that ousted the country's shah.
Trump, who has repeatedly threatened Iran with military intervention, said Iranians should continue their nationwide protests, take over institutions and record the names of "killers and abusers." "Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "I have cancelled all meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless killing of protesters STOPS. HELP IS ON ITS WAY." It was not immediately clear what meetings he was referring to or what the nature of the help would be.
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