Trump Urges Iranians to Keep Up Protests Amid Crackdown (3)

Jan. 13, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC

President Donald Trump urged Iranians to continue protests against the government of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and warned he would “act accordingly” once he gets a sense for how many of the demonstrators have been killed.

“To all Iranian patriots — keep protesting, take over your institutions if possible,” Trump said in a speech in Detroit, adding that activists should “save the name of the killers and the abusers” suppressing the protests “because they’ll pay a very big price.”

In later comments before boarding Air Force One, Trump suggested his next move would hinge on a meeting of the ...

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