Foreign Ministry sends social media support in Farsi • Amnesty Int'l, HRW denounce regime's clampdown on protests • Trump: US will hit Iran "really hard" if Iranian forces "start killing people"
Graham made the comments during a FOX News interview as the death toll of Iranian protesters at the hands of security forces continues to climb.
In a video, protesters can be heard shouting "Marg bar Khamenei," which translates to "Death to Khamenei."
Separately, several Iranian Kurdish opposition parties issued a joint statement urging a general strike also on Thursday to support the protests.
Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel, Iran has executed many people it has accused of having links with Israel's intelligence service and facilitating its operations in the country.
Iran's National Defense Council issued a statement that warned that any encroachment on its security or national integrity would be met with an “appropriate, targeted, and decisive response.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said regime change will be driven by Iranians themselves, rejecting foreign military intervention and predicting closer ties with Israel after the Islamic Republic’s
“What we are seeing in Iran is not simply an economic crisis. These are primarily symptoms of a deep political crisis,” said Yazdanpana. “The state, the political system, is in crisis."
At least 1,203 Iranians have been detained in the previous nine days of protest activity, according to HRANA's data. Still, "the actual number of detainees is estimated to be significantly higher."
For years, Iran's security establishment seemed to dismiss Trump’s tough rhetoric as TACO, Trump Always Chickens Out.
Israel also checking if removal of Maduro will make action against Iran regime possible.
