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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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William Christou

Iran officials warn Trump of red line after his threat to ‘rescue’ protesters

Composite of Donald Trump and the Iranian secretary of the supreme national security council, Ali Larijani
Iranian secretary of the supreme national security council Ali Larijani (right) said: ‘Trump is the one that started this adventure.’ Photograph: AP

Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government kills demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials that any American interference would cross a “red line”.

In a social media post on Friday, Trump said that if Iran were to shoot and kill protesters, the US would “come to their rescue”. He added: “We are locked and loaded, and ready to go,” without explaining what that might mean in practice.

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