{"id":547,"date":"2026-01-13T18:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=547"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:55:10","slug":"trump-calls-on-iranian-demonstrators-to-keep-protesting-tells-them-help-is-on-its-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/trump-calls-on-iranian-demonstrators-to-keep-protesting-tells-them-help-is-on-its-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls on Iranian demonstrators to &#8216;keep protesting,&#8217; tells them &#8216;help is on its way&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8216;Iranian Patriots, keep protesting &#8211; take over your institutions!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price,&#8217; says US president <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Michael Hernandez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON (AA) &#8211; US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Iranian anti-government demonstrators to continue protesting across the country, telling them that &#8220;help is on its way.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Iranian Patriots, keep protesting &#8211; take over your institutions!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price,&#8221; Trump wrote on Truth Social. &#8220;I have cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials until the senseless killing of protesters stops. Help is on its way. MIGA!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was using an acronym that is a play on his Make America Great Again slogan, referring instead to Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unclear what Trump meant exactly when he said that Iranian officials would &#8220;pay a big price,&#8221; but on Monday, he said the US will impose a 25% tariff on &#8220;any and all&#8221; countries doing business with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING:<br><br>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 Israeli media has begun to admit that Mossad is behind the protests in Iran<br><br>Mossad spurs the protests in Iran &#8211; The Jerusalem Post <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EMc1MxnDLd\">pic.twitter.com\/EMc1MxnDLd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Megatron (@Megatron_ron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Megatron_ron\/status\/2010821377796735375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meantime, The Jerusalem Post has reported of israel&#8217;s involvement in the Iranian protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Monday, the White House said Trump &#8220;has an interest&#8221; in exploring diplomacy with Tehran, but his post one day later appears to have confirmed that such outreach has been halted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian government officials have accused the US and Israel of backing what they describe as \u201criots\u201d and \u201cterrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday morning that Israel needs to \u201csteer\u201d the protests sweeping Iran \u201cwith an invisible hand\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ok4fyUxUOJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ok4fyUxUOJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiddleEastEye\/status\/2011136190590693615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are no official casualty figures, but the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a US-based rights group, estimates that the death toll has reached at least 646, including both security forces and protesters, with over 1,000 injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HRANA also reported that at least 10,721 people have been detained across protests in 585 locations nationwide, including 186 cities in all 31 provinces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8216;Iranian Patriots, keep protesting &#8211; take over your institutions!!! 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