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“Iran is on the brink of FREEDOM like never before. The USA is prepared to assist!” President Donald Trump asserted on Saturday, intensifying his vocal support for Iranian protesters and issuing stern warnings to Tehran’s leadership.
Throughout the day, Trump took to Truth Social multiple times, notably sharing an evening post that showcased demonstrators in London who scaled the Iranian embassy. They removed the Islamic Republic’s flag and raised the emblem from before the 1979 revolution.
This dramatic event occurred at the Iranian embassy near Hyde Park, where a protester ascended to a balcony and swapped the current regime’s flag for the lion-and-sun emblem, a symbol from Iran’s pre-Islamic Revolution era. Cheers erupted from hundreds below, echoing calls for “Democracy for Iran” and “Free Iran.”
The flag, symbolizing the shah’s reign before the 1979 revolution, remained visible for several minutes before its removal. London police reported increased officer presence and several arrests related to aggravated trespass.
Earlier that day, Trump proclaimed that Iran is witnessing an unprecedented pursuit of FREEDOM, emphasizing that the United States is “ready to help.”
Hours earlier, Trump declared that Iran is “looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before,” adding that the United States “stands ready to help.”
Before that, Trump reposted a message from Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was responding to Secretary of State Marco Rubio after Rubio stated, “The United States supports the brave people of Iran.”
In the post Trump shared, Graham said this is “truly not the Obama administration” when it comes to confronting “the Iranian ayatollah and his religious Nazi henchmen,” while standing behind Iranians “protesting for a better life.”
“To the regime leadership: your brutality against the great people of Iran will not go unchallenged,” Graham wrote, adding: “Make Iran Great Again.”
The president’s online drumbeat comes as nationwide protests that erupted December 28 have continued to expand, even as the regime imposed a sweeping internet blackout that began Thursday night and remained in effect through Saturday night and into Sunday in Tehran — a move widely seen as an attempt to suppress coordination and conceal the scope of the crackdown.
Trump’s warnings have been building for days. Speaking at the White House on January 9, he said the United States would act if the regime began killing protesters — while stressing any response would not involve a ground invasion.
“I’ve made the statement very strongly that if they start killing people like they have in the past, we will get involved,” Trump said. “That doesn’t mean boots on the ground, but it means hitting them very, very hard where it hurts.”
In a January 2 Truth Social post, Trump warned that if Iran “shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom,” the United States would “come to their rescue,” adding that American forces were “locked and loaded and ready to go.”
He reiterated that posture on January 8, saying the U.S. was “ready” to strike Iran hard if protesters were killed — though he noted that, “for the most part, they haven’t” been.
The escalation also comes as administration officials have held preliminary discussions about potential U.S. military options should Tehran intensify its crackdown, including the possibility of a large-scale aerial strike targeting Iranian military assets, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Saturday.
Officials stressed the discussions were part of routine contingency planning and that no decision had been made — nor were any U.S. forces being positioned — but the deliberations underscored the seriousness of Trump’s repeated warnings.
Iran’s leadership has tried to frame the uprising as foreign-driven sabotage, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashing out at Trump in remarks Friday, even as demonstrations spread and communications were cut.
Inside Iran, protesters have openly appealed for U.S. protection in viral messages — including pleas urging Trump not to let the regime kill them — as rights groups and opposition-linked sources report rising casualties and mass arrests.
By Saturday night, Trump’s rapid-fire posts fused into a clear signal: the U.S. president is publicly aligning his administration with Iran’s protesters — and warning Tehran that Washington is watching closely.
Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jklein@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoshuaKlein.
