No signs of imminent U.S. attack, Trump pledges support for Iranian protestors. Iran is on the brink, fears of massacre.

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Iran’s army vowed Saturday to join the crackdown on protesters, one of a number of stepped-up warnings from the country’s security services as demonstrations against the regime continue to grow and the death toll mounts.
The army said Saturday it would “firmly safeguard national interests, strategic infrastructure, and public property,” blaming Israel and what it called terrorist groups for the unrest and vowing to “thwart the enemy’s plots.”
The military’s pledge to intervene represented an escalation by authorities that had initially taken a more conciliatory tone with protesters. The early demonstrations mainly aired complaints about the country’s economic crisis but are now demanding an end to Iran’s theocratic system itself.

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DONALD Trump has signalled he is ready to back Iranian protesters – as the US weighed up military action against Tehran.

The President said says Iran is “looking at FREEDOM” and vowed America was “ready to help”, as chaos spreads across the country.

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A striking new protest trend involving Iranian women is rapidly spreading across the global internet, drawing attention to rising unrest inside Iran. Viral videos show women lighting cigarettes by burning photographs of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an act widely seen as an open challenge to the country’s political and religious authority.

The trend has gained momentum on social media platforms such as X, Instagram, Reddit and Telegram, with clips being shared and reposted thousands of times worldwide. Observers say the practice has become a powerful symbol of defiance and is increasingly difficult for authorities to contain, even as Iran tightens controls on dissent.

Burning the image of the Supreme Leader is considered a serious offence under Iranian law. By combining this act with smoking, an activity long restricted or discouraged for women, the protesters appear to be deliberately rejecting both state power and strict social rules, including mandatory hijab enforcement and limitations on women’s personal freedoms.

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