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Iran warns US troops, Israel will be targets if America strikes...

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo DUBAI, Jan 11: Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city into Sunday, crossing the two-week mark as violence surrounding the demonstrations has killed at least 116 people, activists said. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. But the death toll in the protests has grown, while 2,600 others have been detained, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

Iran warns US troops, Israel will be targets if America strikes...

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Key Highlights

  • Meanwhile, Iran’s parliament speaker warned the US military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump.
  • Qalibaf made the threat as lawmakers rushed the dais in the Iranian parliament, shouting: “Death to America!” Those abroad fear the information blackout will embolden hard-liners within Iran’s security services to launch a bloody crackdown, despite warnings from Trump he’s willing to strike the Islamic Republic to protect peaceful demonstrators.
  • Trump offered support for the protesters, saying on social media that “Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before.
  • The USA stands ready to help!!!” The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous US officials, said on Saturday night that Trump had been given military options for a strike on Iran, but hadn’t made a final decision.
  • The State Department separately warned: “Do not play games with President Trump.
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